{"product_id":"on-what-matters-9780199681037","title":"On What Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview from previous edition an epochal work ... Parfit's intellectual personality radiates throughout On What Matters, which as a whole presents a gripping and illuminating picture of a single, comprehensive view of the projects of both normative and metaethical inquiry. * Mark Schroeder, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *\u003cbr\u003ethe 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 *\u003cbr\u003eParfit's intricate and beautifully lucid book is undoubtedly the work of a philosophical genius. * John Cottingham, The Tablet *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE: REASONS; PART TWO: PRINCIPLES; PART THREE: THEORIES","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732882665815,"sku":"9780199681037","price":25.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780199681037.jpg?v=1719998803","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-what-matters-9780199681037","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}