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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Other Authors: Suikkanen, Jussi, Cottingham, John, 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Series:Ratio book series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 159 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781444322897
1444322893