
This is the follow-up to Derek Parfit's 1984 book 'Reasons and Persons'. Parfit presents a powerful new treatment of reasons, rationality, and normativity, and a critical examination of three systematic moral theories - Kant's ethics, contractualism, and consequentialism - leading to his own ground-breaking synthetic conclusion.
This work investigates the fundamental nature of reasons, rationality, and normativity while attempting to synthesize competing moral frameworks into a unified theory. Derek Parfit, a prominent philosopher known for his rigorous analytical approach, builds upon his previous work to address how individuals should act and what makes actions right or wrong. He utilizes a structured logical framework to evaluate the internal consistency of major ethical systems and proposes a path toward reconciling their differences.
What You Will Find
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Experts and scholars in the field of ethics frequently cite this work as a dense and highly technical contribution to contemporary moral philosophy. Readers often note that the prose requires significant patience and familiarity with analytical methods to fully grasp the author's complex arguments.
Page Count:
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Publication Date:
2011-01-01
ISBN-10:
0191576719
ISBN-13:
9780191576713
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