English

Reasons, Persons, and Physics

History and Philosophy of Physics 2024-03-13 v2

Abstract

Starting from general considerations, some ideas of the philosopher Derek Parfit on consciousness, self-awareness, and reductionism are briefly reviewed and critically examined from the standpoint of physics.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2109.04873,
  title  = {Reasons, Persons, and Physics},
  author = {Luiz Carlos Ryff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.04873},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

6 pages, minor correction in the last paragraph

R2 v1 2026-06-24T05:51:38.065Z