Well, Derek Parfit has died.

Who was Derek Parfit?  Well, he was one of those intellectual philosopher guys who other intellectual philosopher guys like to call a genius. But, as far as Robert can figure, non-intellectual guys don’t really stand a chance of understanding why his thinking was so important. He wrote really long books that took him a long time to write.

Robert has seen Derek Parfit referenced as a philosopher who believed that there are “true” answers to moral questions. That there is a correct morality. Other than that, Robert does not know much.

He was, it seems, a totally dedicated educator.

It is fun to read about these guys.

This 2011 profile in the New Yorker is worth a read.