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Author : Henry S. Richardson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 27,77 MB
Release : 1997-02-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521574426
This book argues against philosophical opponents, that we can determine our ends or goals rationally.
Author : Robert Audi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 37,70 MB
Release : 2006-03-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1134219210
Presenting the most comprehensive and lucid account of the topic currently available, Robert Audi's "Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decision" is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of reason in ethics or the nature of human action. The first part of the book is a detailed critical overview of the influential theories of practical reasoning found in Aristotle, Hume and Kant, whilst the second part examines practical reasoning in the light of important topics in moral psychology - weakness of will, self-deception, rationalization and others. In the third part, Audi describes the role of moral principles in practical reasoning and clarifies the way practical reasoning underlies ethical decisions. He formulates a comprehensive set of concrete ethical principles, explains how they apply to reasoning about what to do, and shows how practical reasoning guides moral conduct.
Author : Jonathan Dancy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 32,11 MB
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0192528025
Everyone allows that we can reason to a new belief from beliefs that we already have. Aristotle thought that we could also reason from beliefs to action. Practical Shape: A Theory of Practical Reasoning establishes this possibility of reasoning to action, in a way that allows also for reasoning to intention, hope, fear, and doubt. While many philosophers have found little sense in Aristotle's claim, Dancy offers a general theory of reasoning that is sensitive to current debates but still Aristotelian in spirit. The text clearly sets out the similarities between reasoning to action and reasoning to belief, which are far more striking than any dissimilarities. Its detailed account of practical reasoning, a topic inadequately covered in current literature, is presented in such a way as to be intelligible to a variety of readers, making it an ideal resource for students of philosophy but also of interest to academics in related disciplines.
Author : Elijah Millgram
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 44,67 MB
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521839433
Examines how practical reasoning can be put into the service of ethical and moral theory.
Author : Rebekka Gersbach
Publisher :
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 24,45 MB
Release : 2013
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Author : Larry S. Temkin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 43,98 MB
Release : 2012-01-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0190208651
In choosing between moral alternatives -- choosing between various forms of ethical action -- we typically make calculations of the following kind: A is better than B; B is better than C; therefore A is better than C. These inferences use the principle of transitivity and are fundamental to many forms of practical and theoretical theorizing, not just in moral and ethical theory but in economics. Indeed they are so common as to be almost invisible. What Larry Temkin's book shows is that, shockingly, if we want to continue making plausible judgments, we cannot continue to make these assumptions. Temkin shows that we are committed to various moral ideals that are, surprisingly, fundamentally incompatible with the idea that "better than" can be transitive. His book develops many examples where value judgments that we accept and find attractive, are incompatible with transitivity. While this might seem to leave two options -- reject transitivity, or reject some of our normative commitments in order to keep it -- Temkin is neutral on which path to follow, only making the case that a choice is necessary, and that the cost either way will be high. Temkin's book is a very original and deeply unsettling work of skeptical philosophy that mounts an important new challenge to contemporary ethics.
Author : Alasdair MacIntyre
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 11,4 MB
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : 110717645X
MacIntyre explores the philosophical, political, and moral issues encountered in understanding what the virtues require in contemporary social contexts.
Author : Rebekka Gersbach
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 21,30 MB
Release : 2016
Category :
ISBN : 9783957438515
Author : Elijah Millgram
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 17,94 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780262632201
An overview of the philosophical subfield of practical reasoning.
Author : Christiana M. M. Olfert
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 21,36 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0190281006
In Aristotle on Practical Truth, C.M.M. Olfert gives the first book-length treatment of Aristotle's notion of practical truth. The book covers the origins of practical truth in Plato's philosophy; practical truth's role in practical reasoning; its contributions to motivation and action; and its implications for ethical development.