Derek Parfit

On What Matters

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ISBN 13:
9780199681044
author:
Derek Parfit
format:
Paperback
publisher:
OUP Oxford
language:
English
Publication Year:
2013
Pages:
848
Dimensions:
23.3 x 16.1 x 6.3 centimetres (0
Genre:
Nonfiction, Philosophy, History & Surveys,
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£34.19

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Derek Parfit's On What Matters Volume Two is a major work in moral philosophy that presents a powerful new treatment of reasons, rationality, and normativity. This follow-up to his 1984 book Reasons and Persons critiques three systematic moral theories - Kant's ethics, contractualism, and consequentialism - before offering his own groundbreaking synthetic conclusion. The book explores a range of moral issues, including the significance of consent, treating people as a means rather than an end, and free will and responsibility. A self-contained monograph on normativity makes up part three, while seven new essays by Parfit cover topics such as Kant, reasons, irrationality, autonomy, and the nature of existence. This second volume in Parfit's magnum opus is notable for its critical examination of prominent moral theories and offers a thought-provoking exploration of fundamental philosophical questions.

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