Ideal of Rationality A Defense, Within Reason
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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.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780812692624 |
Publisher: | Open Court |
Imprint: | Open Court Publishing Company |
Pub date: | 28 Oct 1999 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 256 |
Weight: | 476g |
Height: | 230mm |
Width: | 153mm |
Spine width: | 18mm |