Etymology

Parfitian survival

Today it means: The state of remaining as one's original self after the bodily self has been amalgamated or deconstructed through time and experience. Full definition →

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The story

After Derek Parfit, British philosopher, from ideas expressed in his book Reasons and Persons and various journal articles throughout the late 20th century.

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