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Mentioned in 4 episodes

Focus on What Matters

Book • 2024

Mentioned by

Mark Oppenheimer

Mentioned in 4 episodes

Mentioned by

Stephen West

as the author of "On What Matters," a book that significantly influenced Peter Singer's shift towards objectivist meta-ethics.

Episode #208 ... The moral evolution of a philosopher. (Peter Singer)

Mentioned by

Peter Singer

as an influence on his shift towards objectivism in ethics.

THOMAS NAGEL: the mind and the universe

Mentioned by

Matt McManus

in relation to his three-volume work "On What Matters", which took 25 years to complete.

EP21: Is There Space for Revolutionary Thought Online? (Interview with Mike Watson)

Mentioned by Rebecca Kuang when describing Derek Parfit's metaphor of mountain climbers to explain contradictory moral theories.

RF Kuang - To Hell with Love

Mentioned by Peter Singer as one of the things that convinced him of moral realism.

Episode 145, The Mystery of Morality: Live in London (Part II - Audience Questions)

Recommended by Dr.

Stephen Cabral

as a short, daily-readable book on Stoicism and living well.

3220: Stelo CGM, Focus on What Matters, Antibiotics & Sepsis, Exercise & Cancer (FR)

Mentioned by

Mark Oppenheimer

as Derek Parfit's last book, which he worked on for 25 years, and in which he tried to blend all the major moral theories together.

Who was Derek Parfit? | David Edmonds (Rebroadcast)

Mentioned by

David Edmonds

as Derek Parfit's other significant work, consisting of three volumes.

#250 - Parfit: A Dialogue with David Edmonds

Mentioned by

David Edmonds

when recounting a sad episode related to Derek Parfit.

David Edmonds - The Moral Maze: Exploring Derek Parfit's Vision of Ethics | STM Podcast #177

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