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Ideal of Rationality: A Defense, Within Reason
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Ideal of Rationality: A Defense, Within Reason
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Stephen Nathanson
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy - epistemology and theory of knowledge
Ethics and moral philosophy |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780812692624
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| Classifications | Dewey:121 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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| Imprint |
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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| Publication Date |
28 October 1999 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
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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