Rescher on rationality, values, and social responsibility : a philosophical portrait / Nicholas J. Moutafakis ; foreword by Nicholas Rescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moutafakis, Nicholas J., 1941-

Series:

Reading Rescher

Reading Rescher ; v. 1

Reading Rescher ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rescher, Nicholas.

Philosophers--United States--Biography.

Philosophers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt ; New Brunswick : Ontos, 2007.

Language Note:

English

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.

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-248) and index.

ISBN:

3-938793-63-5

3-11-032907-7

OCLC:

851970738