PX on Parfit – Equality or Priority for the Badly-Off? (Ep 2)

21/07/2025 19 min

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Episode Synopsis

Why should we help the badly-off? Often, we appeal to the idea of reducing inequality. In this episode, we discuss prioritarianism, Derek Parfit’s alternative theory which holds that we should give priority to the badly-off because helping them matters more morally. We also consider how Parfit’s views on personal identity help to defend prioritarianism from a major philosophical objection.