Das Non-Identity-Problem | Derek Parfit

The non-identity problem is one of the most difficult problems in contemporary moral philosophy. It turns our everyday moral intuitions on their head and forces us to clarify fundamental questions: What does it mean to harm someone? Can an action be wrong if it doesn't make anyone worse off? And how can we morally evaluate the future if our decisions today determine who will even exist? ... Advertisement 👉 You can find scripts, slides, dossiers & teaching materials for my video series here: https://payhip.com/EthikAbibyBOE 0:00 Thought Experiment 1:05 The Non-Identity Problem (1) 1:33 Case Studies 3:57 The Non-Identity Problem (2) 6:00 Three Beliefs 6:27 Possible Solution: Person-Affecting View 6:46 Possible Solution: Impersonal View 7:51 Outlook SOURCES 📚 Beard, S.J.; Kaczmarek, Patrick. On Theory X and What Matters Most. https://philarchive.org/archive/BEAOTX MacAskill, William. 2023. What We Owe to the Future. Siedler Verlag. Munich. https://www.buch7.de/produkt/was-wir-... O’Connor, Alex. 2026. The Biggest Unsolved Problem of Philosophy in 100 Years.    • The Biggest Unsolved Problem of Philosophy...   Omerbasic-Schiliro, Alina. 2023. On the Definability of the Problem of Non-Identity. In: Journal for Practical Philosophy. Volume 10. https://www.praktische-philosophie.or... ⭐️ Parfit, Derek. 1986. Reasons and Persons. Oxford University Press. https://www.stafforini.com/docs/Parfi... All online sources were last accessed on March 20, 2026. Books marked with a ⭐️ are highly recommended on this topic. You can order the respective book directly via the affiliate links, and I will receive a small commission. This allows you to support my channel and many other important projects without incurring any additional costs. https://www.buch7.de/store/partner/et... donates 75% of its profits to support social, cultural, and environmental projects, fully offsets all CO2 emissions, pays fair wages to its employees, creates local jobs, and pays its taxes in Germany 😉. Thanks to fixed book pricing, you won't pay a cent more than with other providers. Thank you for your support ❤️!