Parfitian

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adjective

Of or relating to Derek Parfit, British moral philosopher.

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Meanings

adjectiveParfitian (comparative more Parfitian, superlative most Parfitian)

comparative more Parfitian · superlative most Parfitian

  1. Of or relating to Derek Parfit, British moral philosopher.

    And so the Parfitian version of objectivism has unacceptable consequences when combined with actualism.

    2012, Jacob Ross, Oxford Studies in Metaethics, volume 7, page 109
    1 more example

    the Parfitian conception of psychological continuity defined in terms of overlapping chains of psychological connectedness

    2001, M. V. Slors, The Diachronic Mind, page 109

Origin

From Parfit + -ian.

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