Parfit's ethics /

Derek Parfit (1942-2017) was one of the most important and influential moral philosophers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. This Element offers a critical introduction to his wide-ranging ethical thought, focusing especially on his two most significant works, Reasons and Persons (1984) and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chappell, Richard Yetter (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2021]
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in ethics.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Rationality and objectivity
  • Distributive justice
  • Character and consequence
  • the triple theory
  • Personal identity
  • Population ethics
  • Conclusion.