Title: The Identity Problem: A Critique of Parfit’s Argument in Reasons and Persons 1. Reconstructing Parfit’s Argument In Chapters 10 and 11 of Reasons and Persons, Derek Parfit tackles the question of personal

Read Parfit, Reasons and Persons, Chapter 10-11 (pp. 199-243)
and complete this essay. 
1. reconstruct Parfit’s argument. (break it down, discuss Parfit’s reasoning and thesis) 
2. object to a specific part of Parfit’s argument. 
3. create a counterargument. This should be an individual argument that goes against that of Parfit’s, unlike the objection which only targets a specific area of the argument. 
provided are the rubrics for this essay, Parfit’s Reasons and Persons (only read and use chapter 10-11), and the notes provided for Parfit’s argument. 

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