Moutafakis Rescher on Rationality, Values, and Social Responsibility

A Philosophical Portrait
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-032907-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 251 Seiten

Reihe: Reading RescherISSN

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moutafakis, Nicholas J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;7
2;Foreword;8
3;PREFACE;11
4;Introduction;15
5;Chapter 1On Rationality and Its Predicaments;31
6;Chapter 2The Evolving Nature of Personhood;73
7;Chapter 3Rescher’s General Concept of“E-value-ation”;94
8;Chapter 4Rescher On DistributiveJustice and Utilitarianism;115
9;Chapter 5Quantifying Preference and Practical Action;130
10;Chapter 6Personhood and the Absolute Natureof Morality;148
11;Chapter 7On the Commonalities and Limitations ofScepticism and Relativism;171
12;Chapter 8The Morality of SocialResponsibility;190
13;BIBLIOGRAPHY;211
14;Name Index;259