Rescher on Rationality, Values, and Social Responsibility : : A Philosophical Portrait / / Nicholas J. Moutafakis.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Moutafakis, Nicholas J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Reading Rescher , 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Content --; Foreword --; Preface --; Introduction --; Chapter 1: On Rationality and Its Predicaments --; Chapter 2: The Evolving Nature of Personhood --; Chapter 3: Rescher’s General Concept of “E-value-ation” --; Chapter 4: Rescher On Distributive Justice and Utilitarianism --; Chapter 5: Quantifying Preference and Practical Action --; Chapter 6: Personhood and the Absolute Nature of Morality --; Chapter 7: On the Commonalities and Limitations of Scepticism and Relativism --; Chapter 8: The Morality of Social Responsibility --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; Name Index --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110329070; 9783110238570; 9783110238488; 9783110636949; 9783110331226; 9783110331219
• ISSN: 2198-2481
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110329070
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Nicholas J. Moutafakis.

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.