| Reading Parfit: On What Matters Contributor(s): Kirchin, Simon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415529506 ISBN-13: 9780415529501 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 170 |
| LCCN: 2016042085 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.79 lbs) 242 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Derek Parfit was one of the world's leading philosophers. His On What Matters was the most eagerly awaited book in philosophy for many years. Reading Parfit: On What Matters is an essential overview and assessment of volumes 1 and 2 of Parfit's monumental work by a team of international contributors, and includes responses by Parfit himself. It discusses central features of Parfit's book, including the structure and nature of reasons; the ideas underlying moral principles; Parfit's discussions of consequentialism, contractualism and Kantian deontology; and his metaethical ideas and arguments. Reading Parfit will be central reading for students of ethics and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of one of the most important works of philosophy published in the last fifty years. |