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:	Parfit, Derek. Ethics. Philosophy, British > 20th century. Philosophy, British > 21st century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Rationality and objectivity
Distributive justice
Character and consequence
the triple theory
Personal identity
Population ethics
Conclusion.