Jeff McMahan on how Derek Parfit's work changed philosophy

In this interview with documentary maker Michael Parfit, Jeff McMahan, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford, talks about how Derek Parfit's work changed philosophy.

[JohnThomas]

Great to hear from a first tier philosopher, Jeff McMahan, on a philosophical genius - Derek Parfit! It's a pity more people don't read Parfit directly, but at least the works of other philosophers, many of whom reach a wider audience, like Peter Singer, now reflect some of the profound insights that first appeared in Parfit's work.

[MinamuTV]

Misleading title. The first two and a half minutes are mainly about why John Rawls is significant, and the video’s second half also goes into very little detail about why Derek Parfit is significant.