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Livre 44 sur 83: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory

Sarkar, Husain

 
9781138351479: Kant and Parfit: The Groundwork of Morals

Synopsis

In On What Matters Parfit argues that the distinct theories of deontology and contractualism can be woven together in a way so as to yield utilitarian conclusions. Sarkar argues that this derivation is untenable. To underwrite this conclusion, this book traverses considerable Parfitian terrain.

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À propos de l'auteur

Husain Sarkar is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Louisiana State University. He is the author of A Theory of Method (1983), The Toils of Understanding: An Essay on "The Present Age" (2000), Descartes' Cogito: Saved from the Great Shipwreck (2003), and The Problem of Group Rationality (2007). He has thrice been a recipient of the National Endowment for the Humanities award. He has received LSU's Distinguished Faculty Research Award (2001); the 2006-2007 ATLAS (Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars); and, the LSU 2008 Rainmaker's Award.

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