Rescher on Rationality, Values, and Social Responsibility : : A Philosophical Portrait / / 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 central...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013] ©2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Reading Rescher ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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