Rescher on Rationality, Values, and Social Responsibility : a Philosophical Portrait.

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Moutafakis, Nicholas J, 1941-

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TextSeries: Reading RescherPublication details: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (262 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9783110329070
3110329077

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rescher on Rationality, Values, and Social Responsibility : A Philosophical Portrait.DDC classification:

191 23

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B945 .R454 M698 2007

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Contents:

Foreword; PREFACE; Introduction; Chapter 1On Rationality and Its Predicaments; Chapter 2The Evolving Nature of Personhood; Chapter 3Rescher's General Concept of"E-value-ation"; Chapter 4Rescher On DistributiveJustice and Utilitarianism; Chapter 5Quantifying Preference and Practical Action; Chapter 6Personhood and the Absolute Natureof Morality; Chapter 7On the Commonalities and Limitations ofScepticism and Relativism; Chapter 8The Morality of SocialResponsibility; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Name Index.

Summary: 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.

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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.