Practical Reasoning in a Social World

How We Act Together

AvKeith Graham

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

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In this book Keith Graham examines the philosophical assumptions behind the ideas of group membership and loyalty. Drawing out the significance of social context, he challenges individualist views by placing collectivities such as committees, classes or nations within the moral realm. He offers an understanding of the multiplicity of sources which vie for the attention of human beings as they decide how to act, and challenges the conventional division between self-interest and altruism. He also offers a systematic account of the different ways in which individuals can identify with or distance themselves from the groups to which they belong. His study will be of interest to readers in a range of disciplines including philosophy, politics, sociology, law and economics.

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Utgivningsdatum:2002-01-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:486 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521803786

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Keith Graham is Professor of Social and Political Philosophy at the University of Bristol. His publications include Contemporary Political Philosophy: Radical Studies (Cambridge, 1982), The Battle of Democracy, Karl Marx, our Contemporary, and many journal articles.

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"Graham has produced a careful and well-reasoned account of action, agency, and practical reasoning.... Recommended for upper-division undergraduates through practitioners." Choice

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Practical reason in context; 2. The indistinctness of persons: causal interconnection; 3. The indistinctness of persons: the personhood of collectivities; 4. Practical collective identification and dissociation; 5. Practical reasoning: sources and constraints; 6. Practical reasoning and morality; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.