# On What Matters

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- Authors: [Derek Parfit](https://www.bookquiver.com/derek-parfit)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2013-07-11
- Genres: Philosophy

## Description

This is the first volume of a major work in moral philosophy, the long-awaited follow-up to Parfit's classic Reasons and Persons, a landmark of 20th-century philosophy. Parfit presents a powerful new treatment of reasons and a critical examination of the most prominent systematic moral theories, leading to his own ground-breaking conclusion.

## Editions

### On What Matters

- Publisher: academia
- ISBN: 978-01-9968-103-7
- Pages: 592
- Published: 2013-07-11
- Language: en_US