Rescher on Rationality, Values, and Social Responsibility A Philosophical Portrait
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Nicholas J. Moutafakis
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Rescher on Rationality, Values, and Social Responsibility A Philosophical Portrait
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH& Co.KG
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9783110329070
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Reading RescherISSN
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1
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CHF 140.90
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20. und 21. Jahrhundert
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English
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251
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Nicholas Rescher stands as a major figure in American Philosophy today. His philosophical contribution, ranging over fifty years, is marked by a profound respect for the fate of the human condition in a world of unparalleled scientific and technological innovation. This work brings under the centrally unifying theme of 'rationality' some of the issues on values and personal responsibility he has addressed during his long and distinguished career. The book is intended to illustrate the synthesis of Rescher's thinking relative to these ideas, as expounded upon for many decades.
Contents
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Foreword
8
PREFACE
11
Introduction
15
Chapter 1On Rationality and Its Predicaments
31
Chapter 2The Evolving Nature of Personhood
73
Chapter 3Rescher’s General Concept of“E-value-ation”
94
Chapter 4Rescher On DistributiveJustice and Utilitarianism
115
Chapter 5Quantifying Preference and Practical Action
130
Chapter 6Personhood and the Absolute Natureof Morality
148
Chapter 7On the Commonalities and Limitations ofScepticism and Relativism
171
Chapter 8The Morality of SocialResponsibility
190
BIBLIOGRAPHY
211
Name Index
259
