Ideal of Rationality : A Defense, Within Reason
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0812692624
ISBN-13
9780812692624
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 28th, 1999
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
476 grams
Product Classification:
Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledgeEthics & moral philosophy
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This revised edition examines different notions of rationality, such as the means-end concept, hedonism and the "evil-avoidance" view, and then rejects them in favour of the theory that to act rationally is to act "for the best", a theory the author characterises as "critical pluralism".
The Ideal of Rationality presents an evaluation of all the main varieties of rationalism, in clear and jargon-free language. Different notions of rationality - such as means-end, conception, hedonism, and the evil-avoidance view - are examined and rejected, in favor of the theory that to act rationally is to ''act for the best'', a theory Nathanson characterizes as "critical pluralism." Among present-day thinkers whose ideas are scrutinized are Richard Brandt, Bernard Gert, Gilbert Harman, John Kekes, Robert Nozick, Karl Popper, and John Rawls.
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