Description
| Product ID: | 9780198249085 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Reasons and Persons |
| Authors: | Author: Derek Parfit |
| Page Count: | 560 |
| Subjects: | Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book challenges, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity. This book challenges, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity. The author claims that we have a false view of our own nature; that it is often rational to act against our own best interests; that most of us have moral views that are directly self-defeating; and that, when we consider future generations the conclusions will often be disturbing. He concludes that moral non-religious moral philosophy is a young subject, with a promising but unpredictable future. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1986-01-23 |
