On what matters / Vol. 1
On What Matters is a major work in moral philosophy. It is the long-awaited follow-up to Derek Parfit's 1984 book Reasons and Persons, one of the landmarks of twentieth-century philosophy. In this first volume Parfit presents a powerful new treatment of reasons and rationality, and a critical e...
| Published in: | On what matters |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2011
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On what matters
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| Reviews: | Derek Parfit, On What Matters. Volume 1 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), 592 pages. 978-0199572809 (hbk.). 35/- (2013) (Anomaly, Jonny)
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| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B Reason |
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| Summary: | On What Matters is a major work in moral philosophy. It is the long-awaited follow-up to Derek Parfit's 1984 book Reasons and Persons, one of the landmarks of twentieth-century philosophy. In this first volume Parfit presents a powerful new treatment of reasons and rationality, and a critical examination of three systematic moral theories -- Kant's ethics, contractualism, and consequentialism -- leading to his own ground-breaking synthetic conclusion. Along the way he discusses a wide range of moral issues, such as the significance of consent, treating people as a means rather than an end, and free will and responsibility. On What Matters is already the most-discussed work in moral philosophy: its publication is likely to establish it as a modern classic which everyone working on moral philosophy will have to read, and which many others will turn to for stimulation and illumination. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. [515] - 521 |
| ISBN: | 0199572801 |
| Contains: | : On what matters
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