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