Essays on Derek Parfit's On what matters
In Essays on Derek Parfit's On What Matters, seven leading moral philosophers offer critical evaluations of the central ideas presented in a greatly anticipated new work by world-renowned moral philosopher Derek Parfit.: Presents critical assessments of what promises to be one of the key moral...
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Ratio book series
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444322880 |
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In Essays on Derek Parfit's On What Matters, seven leading moral philosophers offer critical evaluations of the central ideas presented in a greatly anticipated new work by world-renowned moral philosopher Derek Parfit.: Presents critical assessments of what promises to be one of the key moral philosophy texts of our time; Features essays by a team of leading philosophers including Princeton's Michael Smith, one of the world's leading meta-ethicists;. Addresses Parfit's central thesis - that the main ethical theories can agree on what matters - as well as his defense of moral realism. |
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"Originally published as volume 22, no. 1 of Ratio"--T.p. verso. Papers from a conference arranged by the Philosophy Dept. at the University of Reading, November, 2006. |
Carrier Form: | viii, 159 p. ; 22 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781444322880 1444322885 9781444322897 (electronic bk.) 1444322893 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | B1649 |
CLC: | B82-532 |
Contents: | ESSAYS ON DEREK PARFIT'S ON WHAT MATTERS; CONTENTS; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; 1: INTRODUCTION; 2: NATURALISM WITHOUT TEARS; 3: CAN THERE BE A KANTIAN CONSEQUENTIALISM?; 4: THE KANTIAN ARGUMENT FOR CONSEQUENTIALISM; 5: CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN?; 6: MIGHT KANTIAN CONTRACTUALISM BE THE SUPREME PRINCIPLE OF MORALITY?; 7: DESIRES, VALUES, REASONS, AND THE DUALISM OF PRACTICAL REASON; 8: SHOULD KANTIANS BE CONSEQUENTIALISTS?; INDEX. |