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A theory of prudence / Dale Dorsey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dorsey, Dale, 1976- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prudence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 326 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York State : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- 'A Theory of Prudence' provides a comprehensive account of prudence, including the metaethics of prudential value, the nature of the personal good, the reasons of prudence, and the structure of prudential normativity over time.
- Contents:
- The "prudential" bit
- The "intrinsic" bit
- What is a theory of prudential intrinsic value?
- A defense of subjectivism
- The valuing attitude
- Idealization
- Project-oriented subjectivism
- Axiology and time
- Scoreism and the constitution of prudential reasons
- Deontic and maximizing
- The possibility of temporal bias
- Temporal neutrality and the demandingness of prudence.
- Notes:
- This edition also issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-255699-1
- 0-19-186253-3
- 0-19-255698-3
- OCLC:
- 1224020148
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