Ethics and Practical Reason

Name: Ethics and Practical Reason
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ISBN: 9780198236467

ISBN-10: 0198236468

ISBN-13: 9780198236467

Edition: 1997

Authors: Garrett Cullity, Berys Gaut

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These thirteen new, specially written essays by a distinguished international line-up of contributors, including some leading contemporary moral philosophers, give a rich and varied view of current work on ethics and practical reason. The three main perspectives on the topic, Kantian, Humean, and Aristotelian, are all well represented. Issues covered include: the connection between reason and motivation; the source of moral reasons and their relation to reasons of self-interest; the relation of practical reason to value, to freedom, to responsibility, and to feelings. The editors' introduction provides a valuable introductory survey of the topic, putting the individual essays in context.…

Book details

List price: $77.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/29/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 430
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English



Introduction



Deciding how to Decide



On the Hypothetical and Non-Hypothetical in Reasoning about Action



Humean Doubts about the Practical Justification of Morality



Practical Theory



Moral Judgement and Reasons for Action



The Structure of Practical Reason



Practical Reason Divided: Aquinas and his Critics



The Normativity of Instrumental Reason



Kantian Rationalism: Inescapibility, Authority, and Supremacy



A Theory of Freedom and Responsibility



Reason and Responsibility



Reasons and Reason



The Amoralist



Bibliography


Index