On What Matters

Volume One

Derek Parfit (All Souls, University of Oxford)

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Oxford University Press
12 May 2011

Philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Ethics & moral philosophy

Series: The Berkeley Tanner Lectures

On What Matters is a major work in moral philosophy. It is the long-awaited follow-up to Derek Parfit's 1984 book Reasons and Persons, one of the landmarks of twentieth-century philosophy. In this first volume Parfit

presents a powerful new treatment of reasons and rationality, and a critical examination of three systematic moral theories -- Kant's ethics, contractualism, and consequentialism -- leading to his own ground-breaking synthetic conclusion. Along the way he discusses a wide range of moral issues, such as the significance of consent, treating people as a means rather than an end, and free will and responsibility. On What Matters is already the most-discussed work in moral philosophy: its publication is likely to establish it as a modern classic which everyone working on moral philosophy will have to read, and which many others will turn to for stimulation and illumination.

By: Derek Parfit (All Souls University of Oxford)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 58mm
Weight: 989g
ISBN: 9780199572809
ISBN 10: 0199572801
Series: The Berkeley Tanner Lectures
Pages: 592
Publication Date: 12 May 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Samuel Scheffler: Introduction Preface Summary PART ONE: REASONS NORMATIVE CONCEPTS OBJECTIVE THEORIES SUBJECTIVE THEORIES FURTHER ARGUMENTS RATIONALITY MORALITY MORAL CONCEPTS PART TWO: PRINCIPLES POSSIBLE CONSENT MERELY AS A MEANS RESPECT AND VALUE FREE WILL AND DESERT PART THREE: THEORIES UNIVERSAL LAWS WHAT IF EVERYONE DID THAT? IMPARTIALITY CONTRACTUALISM CONSEQUENTIALISM CONCLUSIONS Appendices Notes to Volume One References Bibliography Index

Reviews for On What Matters: Volume One

the most significant work in ethics since Sidgwick's masterpiece was published in 1873 ... a work of epic proportions and ambitions Peter Singer, Times Literary Supplement the most eagerly awaited book in philosophy since Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations... Should the book become as influential as the stars guiding its arrival suggest, it could seriously alter the way that ethics is thought about and taught. Constantine Sandis, Times Higher Education represents many years of work by one of the most influential philosophers of our time Simon Blackburn, Financial Times an epochal work... a remarkable achievement, giving us a truly comprehensive picture of the moral outlook - both normative and metaethical - of one of the greatest moral thinkers of our time Mark Schroeder, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews