Practical philosophy and action theory /
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| Imprint: | New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c1993. |
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| Description: | vi, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Praxiology ; v. 2 Praxiology (New Brunswick, N.J.) vol. 2. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1575589 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Topics in Practical Philosophy in Finland
- 1. Introduction / Timo Airaksinen. 2. Immoral Beliefs / Timo Airaksinen. 3. Moral Luck: "A Pseudoproblem" / Maija-Riitta Ollila. 4. "They Have It Better This Way": Assessing an Argument for Inequality / Matti Hayry. 5. How to Think about Human Rights? Some Methodological Considerations / Hannu Rossilahti. 6. Voluntary Euthanasia and Medical Paternalism / Heta Hayry. 7. A Practical Approach to Automated Reasoning in Vague and Uncertain Environments / Vesa A. Niskanen. 8. Competition in Outer Space / Timo Airaksinen
- Pt. 2. Topics in Action Theory in Poland
- 9. Introduction / Wojciech W. Gasparski. 10. Tadeusz Kotarbinski's Philosophy as a Philosophy of Practicality / Wojciech W. Gasparski. 11. Collective Action: A Tentative Model / Marek K. Mlicki. 12. Practical Attitude as a Multidimensional Concept / Anna Lewicka-Strzalecka. 13. Praxiological (General) Design Theory and Its Application in Medicine / Wojciech W. Gasparski and Jan Doroszewski. 14. Rules and Styles of Problem Solving: Methodological, Epistemological, and Practical Context / Andrzej Strzalecki. 15. An Outline of a Formal Theory of Action / Janusz Czelakowski
- Pt. 3. Knowledge and Action: Contributions from Other Milieux. 16. On the Possibility of Knowledge / Jan Srzednicki. 17. Rights of Communities: Rights of Individuals / Beth J. Singer. 18. Philosophy of Technology: Epistemological or Praxiological? / Zou Tsing. 19. Redesigning Educational Systems through Value-Based Dialogue / Thorbjorn Meyer and Peter Pruzan
- Pt. 4. Book Reviews. 20. Timo Airaksinen: Ethics of Coercion and Authority: A Philosophical Study of Social Life / Marek K. Mlicki. 21. W. W. Gasparski and T. Pszczolowski: Praxiological Studies: Polish Contributions to the Science of Efficient Action / Jarkko Savolainen. 22. M. Bunge: Ethics, [Treatise on Basic Philosophy, Vol. 8] / Wojciech W. Gasparski.