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Nicholas Rescher

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Description:The Ideal of Rationality presents an evaluation of all the main varieties of rationalism, in clear and jargon-free language. Different notions of rationality - such as means-end, conception, hedonism, and the evil-avoidance view - are examined and rejected, in favor of the theory that to act rationally is to 'act for the best', a theory Nathanson characterizes as "critical pluralism". Among present-day thinkers whose ideas are scrutinized are Richard Brandt, Bernard Gert, Gilbert Harman, John Kekes, Robert Nozick, Karl Popper, and John Rawls.Table of Contents Preface Introduction I Issues in Philosophizing 1 American Philosophy Today 1 2 The Rise and Fall of Analytic Philosophy 31 3 On Writing Philosophy 43 II Issues in Moral Philosophy 4 Obligation Dynamics and Deontic Metamorphosis 81 5 Morality and the Military Profession 91 6 Moral Obligation and the Refugee 103 7 Concretization Quandaries and Pragmatic Anomalies 113 III Philosophical Critiques 8 Reichenbach Falls (Or Only Stumbles?) 129 9 Chisholm's Ontology of Things 137 10 Religious Belief and Scientific Method 153 Name Index 173 About the Author 177We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Philosophy Today, and Other Philosophical Studies. To get started finding American Philosophy Today, and Other Philosophical Studies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Ideal of Rationality presents an evaluation of all the main varieties of rationalism, in clear and jargon-free language. Different notions of rationality - such as means-end, conception, hedonism, and the evil-avoidance view - are examined and rejected, in favor of the theory that to act rationally is to 'act for the best', a theory Nathanson characterizes as "critical pluralism". Among present-day thinkers whose ideas are scrutinized are Richard Brandt, Bernard Gert, Gilbert Harman, John Kekes, Robert Nozick, Karl Popper, and John Rawls.Table of Contents Preface Introduction I Issues in Philosophizing 1 American Philosophy Today 1 2 The Rise and Fall of Analytic Philosophy 31 3 On Writing Philosophy 43 II Issues in Moral Philosophy 4 Obligation Dynamics and Deontic Metamorphosis 81 5 Morality and the Military Profession 91 6 Moral Obligation and the Refugee 103 7 Concretization Quandaries and Pragmatic Anomalies 113 III Philosophical Critiques 8 Reichenbach Falls (Or Only Stumbles?) 129 9 Chisholm's Ontology of Things 137 10 Religious Belief and Scientific Method 153 Name Index 173 About the Author 177We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Philosophy Today, and Other Philosophical Studies. To get started finding American Philosophy Today, and Other Philosophical Studies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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