EBOOK On What Matters:Two-volume set

On 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. Parfit now 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. Along the way hediscusses 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 onmoral philosophy will have        to read, and which many others will turn to for stimulation and illumination.