Derick Parfitt, Reasons And Persons | Lowering Quality Of Life By Growth | Philosophy Core Concepts

Read my work on Substack - https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/ Get Derek Parfit's Reasons And Persons - https://amzn.to/4etfqcw Support my work here -   / sadler   or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM Request personal videos on Cameo - https://www.cameo.com/gregorybsadler Philosophy tutorials - https://reasonio.wordpress.com/tutori... Take classes with me - https://reasonio.teachable.com/ This is a video in my new Core Concepts series -- designed to provide students and lifelong learners a brief discussion focused on one main concept from a classic philosophical text and thinker. This Core Concept video focuses on a portion of Derick Parfit's book Reasons And Persons titled "The Repugnant Conclusion". It discusses his further development of the overall argument in that chapter, looking at how population growth over time could in multiple ways lower the quality of life or the overall happiness for members of a given population. He projects two future populations 100 years from the present, one of which has double the population of the other, lower individual quality of life than the other, but a greater aggregate happiness for that population, and notes that some points of view would say that the greater population is the "better" society. If you'd like to support my work producing videos like this, become a Patreon supporter! Here's the link to find out more - including the rewards I offer backers:   / sadler   You can also make a direct contribution to help fund my ongoing educational projects, by clicking here: https://www.paypal.me/ReasonIO If you're interested in philosophy tutorial sessions with me - especially on Parfit's thought and works - click here: https://reasonio.wordpress.com/tutori... You can find the copy of the text I am using for this sequence on Derek Parfit's Reasons And Persons - https://amzn.to/4etfqcw #derickparfit #philosophy #ethics #thoughtexperiment #qualityoflife #utilitarianism #population #repugnantconclusion #socialtheory