Value and Justification : The Foundations of Liberal Theory

Name: Value and Justification
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521397339
Price: 15850 KES
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ISBN: 9780521397339

by Gerald F. Gaus

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Cambridge Studies in Philosophy

ISBN-10 0521397332

ISBN-13 9780521397339

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jul 27th, 1990

Print length 560 Pages

Weight 7 grams

Dimensions 14.40 x 21.60 x 3.40 cms

Product Classification: Social & political philosophy Social and political philosophy

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Develops a theory of value that seeks to reconcile reason with passions, and explores how this grounds our commitment to moral action. The author argues that rational moral action can neither be seen as a way of just maximizing one's own values, nor derived from reason independent of one's values.

This important new book takes as its points of departure two questions: What is the nature of valuing? and What morality can be justified in a society that deeply disagrees on what is truly valuable? In Part One, the author develops a theory of value that attempts to reconcile reason with passions. Part Two explores how this theory of value grounds our commitment to moral action. The author argues that rational moral action can neither be seen as a way of simply maximising one's own values, nor derived from reason independent of one's values. Rather, our commitment to the moral point of view is presupposed by our value systems. The book concludes with a defense of liberal political morality.

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