Ethics and practical reason /
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| Imprint: | Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. |
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| Description: | viii, 421 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2896109 |
| Summary: | 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. Ethics and Practical Reason will be essential reading for scholars, postgraduates, and upper-level undergraduates working in this area. |
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| Item Description: | "The majority of essays in this volume were presented in earlier versions at the Ethics and Practical Reason Conference held by the Department of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews from 23 to 26 March 1995"--Acknowledgements. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 421 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [400]-412) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198236468 0198236697 |