Essays On Derek Parfits On What Matters Jussi Suikkanen John Cottingham Eds by Jussi Suikkanen & John Cottingham (eds) 9781405196987, 9781444322880, 140519698X, 1444322885 instant download after payment.

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

Content:
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