Question

Niko Kolodny and John MacFarlane’s “Ifs and Oughts” popularized this thinker’s dilemma about miners trapped in one of two flooding shafts from his unpublished paper “What We Together Do.” In a book, he imagined a Russian nobleman who creates a contract (15[1])to ensure his future-self is unable to avoid giving away (15[1])his estate. (-5[1])That book by this thinker promotes a “critical present aim theory” over the “self-interest theory,” which he argues is “directly collectively (*) self-defeating.” This thinker used the example of a 14-year old girl who must decide between her child never existing (10[1])or it having a “bad start in life” to illustrate the non-identity problem. (-5[1])That example appears (10[1])in a book (-5[1])in which this thinker argues a “mere addition” produces a preference (10[1])for larger (10[1])populations of less happy people. For 10 points, name this philosopher who discussed the “repugnant (10[1])conclusion” in his book Reasons and Persons. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Derek Parfit [or Derek Antony Parfit]
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Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%22%33%107.67

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill4015
Nick JensenThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubQuasicrystal Silence5015
Kevin WangI would prefer not toTeam Name Think Detail52-5
John LawrenceCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)9210
Vedul PalavajjhalaI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too105-5
Jerry VinokurovTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladnesswave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp10810
ar RamjiHang et al., Robert BrowningIn Search of Things Past111-5
Joel Miles[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?BHSU12210
Swapnil GargEvans Hall destruction awaitersSaint Peter Andre 300012410
Mitch McCullarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble13910
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailI would prefer not to14710
Ned TagtmeierIn Search of Things PastHang et al., Robert Browning14710