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Originally Posted by Mimesis
He uses abstract arguments to make his point. He uses imagined cases to show us that what we think matters actually doesn't. We only think so because we're confused. He says personal identity doesn't matter. If you think persons are souls, you're wrong. And when we think of concepts like selfish v. self-less we're actually not making a coherent distinction because really there is no self.
This book is mind-blowing. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. Parfit seems to have solid arguments. He just reaches a conclusion that most of us are hesitant to accept.
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if their is no self, what is the purpose of trying to improve one's self by reading this book?
hes making contradicting statments and not establishing a base point. which makes his conculsions not really a ideolgeoy to live by, more of an illusion of ideas which you should try to base your thought process around.