Parfit : : A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality / / David Edmonds.
From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein’s Poker, an entertaining and illuminating biography of a brilliant philosopher who tried to rescue morality from nihilismDerek Parfit (1942–2017) is the most famous philosopher most people have never heard of. Widely regarded as one of the greatest moral...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Made in China
- 2 Prepping for Life
- 3 Eton Titan
- 4 History Boy
- 5 Oxford Words
- 6 An American Dream
- 7 Soul Man
- 8 The Teletransporter
- 9 A Transatlantic Affair
- 10 The Parfit Scandal
- 11 Work, Work, Work, and Janet
- 12 Moral Mathematics
- 13 The Mind’s Eye in Mist and Snow
- 14 Glory! Promotion!
- 15 The Blues and the Bluebell Woods
- 16 The Priority View
- 17 Derekarnia
- 18 Alpha Gamma Kant
- 19 Climbing the Mountain
- 20 Lifeboats, Tunnels, and Bridges
- 21 Marriage and Pizza
- 22 Incompatible with Life
- 23 Parfit’s Gamble
- Chronology
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index