Reason and rationality / Maria Cristina Amoretti, Nicla Vassallo (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Philosophische Analyse ; Bd. 48.

Philosophische Analyse ; Band 48 = Philosophical analysis ; Volume 48

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Analysis (Philosophy).

Practical reason.

Rational choice theory.

Philosophy and social sciences.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

247 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt : Ontos, 2012.

Summary:

Reason and rationality represent crucial elements of the self-image of human beings and have unquestionably been among the most debated issues in Western philosophy, dating from ancient Greece, through the Middle Ages, and to the present day. Many words and thoughts have already been spent trying to define the nature and standards of reason and rationality, what they could or ought to be, and under what conditions something can be said to be rational. This volume focuses instead on the relationships of reason and rationality to some relevant specific topics i.e., science, knowledge, gender, politics, ethics, religion, aesthetics, language, logic, and metaphysics, trying to uncover and clarify both the connections and differences in their various characterisations and uses. Book jacket.

Contents:

The life according to reason is best and pleasantest / Maria Cristina Amoretti and Nicla Vassallo

Reason and science / Stathis Psillos

Reason and knowledge / Pascal Engel

Reason and woman / Lorraine Code

Reason and politics / Liz Sperling

Reason and ethics / Carla Bagnoli

Reason and religion / Lynne Rudder Baker

Reason and aesthetics / Susan L. Feagin

Reason and language / Manuel Garcia-Carpintero

Reason and logic / Carlo Cellucci

Reason and metaphysics / Andrea Bottani.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

3868381635

9783868381634

OCLC:

807032616

Publisher Number:

99952941315