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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
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Engelska
Antal sidor
144
Utgivningsdatum
2010-07-21
Förlag
Princeton University Press
Originalspråk
English
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black & white illustrations
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234 x 156 x 8 mm
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213 g
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1
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49:B&W 6.14 x 9.21 in or 234 x 156 mm (Royal 8vo) Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
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9780691146522

Reasons without Rationalism

av Kieran Setiya
Häftad,  Engelska, 2010-07-21
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Modern philosophy has been vexed by the question "Why should I be moral?" and by doubts about the rational authority of moral virtue. In Reasons without Rationalism, Kieran Setiya shows that these doubts rest on a mistake. The "should" of practical reason cannot be understood apart from the virtues of character, including such moral virtues as justice and benevolence, and the considerations to which the virtues make one sensitive thereby count as reasons to act. Proposing a new framework for debates about practical reason, Setiya argues that the only alternative to this "virtue theory" is a form of ethical rationalism in which reasons derive from the nature of intentional action. Despite its recent popularity, however, ethical rationalism is false. It wrongly assumes that we act "under the guise of the good," or it relies on dubious views about intention and motivation. It follows from the failure of rationalism that the virtue theory is true: we cannot be fully good without the perfection of practical reason, or have that perfection without being good. Addressing such topics as the psychology of virtue and the explanation of action, Reasons without Rationalism is essential reading for philosophers interested in ethics, rationality, or the philosophy of mind.
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"Kieran Setiya's bold argument concerning practical reasoning deserves serious attention...What makes Setiya's account distinctive is the way he prosecutes his case while engaging with an impressive range of contemporary views on action and practical reason."--Katerina Deligiorgi, The Philosophers' Magazine "This is an excellent book: original, intricately argued, yet admirably compact. It makes important contributions to both the philosophy of action and ethics."--Matthew Hanser, The Review of Metaphysics "Kieran Setiya's Reasons without Rationalism is a fascinating, closely-argued, and rewarding book. It is clearly, concisely, and attractively written, and it contains a wealth of perceptive and original insights. The overall vision that emerges from its pages is an important alternative to the more familiar pictures of the relevant issues."--Ralph Wedgwood, Mind "The book is very well-written, and is full of provocative arguments... This is a book that will reward reflection by those interested in the topics of ethical theory, virtues, practical reason, and action theory."--Brad Majors, Metapsychology Online Reviews

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Kieran Setiya is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface ix Introduction 1 1. "Squeezing the Good into the Right through the Tubes of Imperfection" 7 2. The Relevance of Action Theory 14 PART ONE: Explaining Action 21 1. A Puzzle about Intention 23 2. The Belief-Desire Model 28 3. Acting for Reasons 39 4. Solving the Puzzle 48 5. A Causal Theory of Action? 56 6. Against the Guise of the Good 59 PART TWO: Why Virtue Matters to the Study of Practical Reason 68 1. Character and Practical Thought 70 2. An Argument for the Virtue Theory 79 3. Practical Reason and the Guise of the Good 86 4. Motivation and Desire 99 5. Self-Knowledge as the Aim of Action 107 Conclusion 116 Bibliography 121 Index 129

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