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Does Anything Really Matter?: Essays on Parfit on Objectivity
Peter Singer
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Hardback. In On What Matters Derek Parfit argues that there are objective moral truths, and other normative truths about what we have reasons to believe, and to want, and to do. He further argues that if he is wrong, nihilism follows, and nothing matters. In Does Anything Really Matter? leading philosophers present a fascinating set of responses to Parfit. Editor(s): Singer, Peter. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
In the first two volumes of On What Matters Derek Parfit argues that there are objective moral truths, and other normative truths about what we have reasons to believe, and to want, and to do. He thus challenges a view of the role of reason in action that can be traced back to David Hume, and is widely assumed to be correct, not only by philosophers but also by economists. In defending his view, Parfit argues that if there are no objective normative truths, nihilism follows, and nothing matters. He criticizes, often forcefully, many leading contemporary philosophers working on the ... Read more
In the first two volumes of On What Matters Derek Parfit argues that there are objective moral truths, and other normative truths about what we have reasons to believe, and to want, and to do. He thus challenges a view of the role of reason in action that can be traced back to David Hume, and is widely assumed to be correct, not only by philosophers but also by economists. In defending his view, Parfit argues that if there are no objective normative truths, nihilism follows, and nothing matters. He criticizes, often forcefully, many leading contemporary philosophers working on the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
555g
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199653836
SKU
V9780199653836
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About Peter Singer
Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, a position that he now combines with the position of Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. His books include Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, The Life You Can Save, The Point of View of the Universe (co-authored with Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek), ... Read more
Reviews for Does Anything Really Matter?: Essays on Parfit on Objectivity
This collection of essays, edited by Peter Singer, is a response by some moral philosophers to Parfits views about ethics, normativity, and meaning.
Janna Thompson (Professor, La Trobe University) Australian Book Review
Authorative collection.
Kieran Setiya, Times Literary Supplement
With all of the exchanges that take place in volume 3 and Singer's collection, readers are likely ... Read more
Janna Thompson (Professor, La Trobe University) Australian Book Review
Authorative collection.
Kieran Setiya, Times Literary Supplement
With all of the exchanges that take place in volume 3 and Singer's collection, readers are likely ... Read more