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Reading Parfit: On What Matters

Kirchin, Simon T., ed. (2017) Reading Parfit: On What Matters. Routledge Reading series . Routledge (Taylor and Francis), London, UK, 242 pp. ISBN 978-0-415-52950-1. E-ISBN 978-1-315-22553-1. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:61141)

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Abstract

Derek Parfit was one of the world’s leading philosophers. His On What Matters was the most eagerly awaited book in philosophy for many years. Reading Parfit: On What Matters is an essential overview and assessment of volumes 1 and 2 of Parfit’s monumental work by a team of international contributors, and includes responses by Parfit himself. It discusses central features of Parfit’s book, including the structure and nature of reasons; the ideas underlying moral principles; Parfit’s discussions of consequentialism, contractualism and Kantian deontology; and his metaethical ideas and arguments.

Item Type: Edited book
Uncontrolled keywords: ethics, Kant, morality, Parfit, reasons
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Simon Kirchin
Date Deposited: 30 Mar 2017 12:46 UTC
Last Modified: 19 Aug 2023 22:09 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/61141 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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