Book · recommended on 2 episodes
Reasons and Persons
Derek Parfit ISBN 0191519847
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Derek Parfit ISBN 0191519847
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This book by Derek Parfit has come up 2 times across 2 different shows: Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Jimmy Carr, guest. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2022-05-08 and the most recent from 2025-05-22. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“He wrote this brilliant thing called reasons and persons. It's a brilliant book”— Jimmy Carr
The guest here is Jimmy Carr: British comedian known for rapid-fire one-liners, panel shows like 8 Out of 10 Cats, and Netflix specials. A prolific touring stand-up currently working a 47-country tour. Jimmy Carr and Joe Rogan riff on play, comedy as craft, AI as an emerging god, work ethic, taxes, and the mystery of consciousness.
“derek parfitt wrote this great book called reasons and persons about how you really define an individual is not just your own thoughts”— guest
The guest here is Chris Mason: Professor of genomics, physiology and biophysics at Cornell who runs molecular experiments on astronauts in space, including NASA's famous twin study. Author of 'The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds.'. A Cornell geneticist makes the case that humanity has a duty to engineer life itself to survive and spread across the cosmos.
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