Parfit''s Ethics

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Rationality and Objectivity; 3. Distributive Justice; 4. Character and Consequence; 5. The Triple Theory; 6. Personal Identity; 7. Population Ethics; 8. Conclusion.

Riassunto

Derek Parfit (1942–2017) was one of the most important and influential moral philosophers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. This Element offers a critical introduction to his wide-ranging ethical thought, focusing on Reasons and Persons (1984) and On What Matters (2011), and their contribution to the consequentialist moral tradition.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard Yetter Chappell, Richard Yetter (University of Miami) Chappell
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.05.2021
• EAN: 9781108730532
• ISBN: 978-1-108-73053-2
• Pagine: 75
• Serie: Elements in Ethics
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy