Essays on Derek Parfit's On What Matters
Jussi Suikkanen & John Cottingham (eds)
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.
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–20): Jussi Suikkanen
Chapter 2 Naturalism without Tears (pages 21–38): James Lenman
Chapter 3 Can There Be a Kantian Consequentialism? (pages 39–60): Dr Seiriol Morgan
Chapter 4 The Kantian Argument for Consequentialism (pages 61–78): Michael Otsuka
Chapter 5 Climb Every Mountain? (pages 79–96): Michael Ridge
Chapter 6 Might Kantian Contractualism Be the Supreme Principle of Morality? (pages 97–115): Gideon Rosen
Chapter 7 Desires, Values, Reasons, and the Dualism of Practical Reason (pages 116–143): Michael Smith
Chapter 8 Should Kantians Be Consequentialists? (pages 144–153): Jacob Ross
- 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
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–20): Jussi Suikkanen
Chapter 2 Naturalism without Tears (pages 21–38): James Lenman
Chapter 3 Can There Be a Kantian Consequentialism? (pages 39–60): Dr Seiriol Morgan
Chapter 4 The Kantian Argument for Consequentialism (pages 61–78): Michael Otsuka
Chapter 5 Climb Every Mountain? (pages 79–96): Michael Ridge
Chapter 6 Might Kantian Contractualism Be the Supreme Principle of Morality? (pages 97–115): Gideon Rosen
Chapter 7 Desires, Values, Reasons, and the Dualism of Practical Reason (pages 116–143): Michael Smith
Chapter 8 Should Kantians Be Consequentialists? (pages 144–153): Jacob Ross
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Année:
2009
Editeur::
Wiley-Blackwell
Langue:
english
Pages:
166
ISBN 10:
1444322885
ISBN 13:
9781444322880
Fichier:
PDF, 1.08 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2009