Essays on Derek Parfit's on What Matters

Herausgeber: Suikkanen, Jussi; Cottingham, John

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Produktbeschreibung

World-renowned British philosopher Derek Parfit's soon-to-be-published On What Matters is certain to change the face of some of the most fundamental concerns of moral philosophy - including the nature of practical reasons and rationality, and the interpretation of Kantian Ethics and its relation to consequentialism. It will also initiate new debates about the freedom of the will, the nature of moral attitudes and properties, the relationship between prudentiality and ethics, and the significance of desiring. In Essays on Derek Parfit's On What Matters, seven leading moral philosophers offer critical evaluations of the central ideas presented in this greatly anticipated new work. Authored by a team including Princeton's Michael Smith, one of the world's leading meta-ethicists, the papers address a variety of topics relating to Parfit's work, including his central thesis that the main ethical theories can agree on what matters, and his defense of moral realism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 220g
• ISBN-13: 9781405196987
• ISBN-10: 140519698X
• Artikelnr.: 26502335

Autorenporträt

John Cottingham is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Reading and an Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. He has written numerous books and articles on early-modern philosophy, has published extensively in the field of moral philosophy and philosophy of religion, and is Editor of Ratio, the international journal of analytic philosophy. Jussi Suikkanen is a temporary lecturer in philosophy at the University of Leeds. He recently received his Ph.D. from the University of Reading. He has published numerous articles in international philosophical journals on contractualism and consequentialism, reasons and value, the nature of moral properties, and moral psychology.

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors

1. Introduction

2. Naturalism without Tears

3. Can There Be a Kantian Consequentialism?

4. The Kantian Argument for Consequentialism

5. Climb Every Mountain?

6. Might Kantian Contractualism be the Supreme Principle ofMorality?

7. Desires, Values, Reasons, and the Dualism of PracticalReason

8. Should Kantians Be Consequentialists?

Index

Rezensionen

"Derek Parfit's On What Matters is, in manyrespects, a monumental piece of work." (EthicalPerspectives, 1 June 2013)