Practical Reason in Historical and Systematic Perspective / edited by James Conant and Dawa Ometto.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Conant, James, editor.

Ometto, Dawa, editor.

Series:

Berlin studies in knowledge research ; Volume 19.

Berlin Studies in Knowledge Research Series ; Volume 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Free will and determinism.

Liberty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin, [2024]

Summary:

The idea that there is a distinctively practical use of reason, and correspondingly a distinctively practical form of knowledge, unites many otherwise diverse voices in the history of practical philosophy: from Aristotle to Kant, from Rousseau to Marx, from Hegel to G.E.M. Anscombe, and many others. This volume gathers works by scholars who take inspiration from these and many other historical figures in order to deepen our systematic understanding of questions raised by their work that still are, or ought to be, at the center of contemporary philosophical debate: the form and nature of practical reasoning, agential self-consciousness or practical knowledge, how knowledge of the good relates to our motivational capacity, and the shape of philosophical thinking about sound forms of living together. Accordingly, the volume is divided into three parts: action theory, meta-ethics, and political philosophy. This fusion of perspectives delivers novel possibilities not only for answering the systematic questions outlined above, but also for understanding both what unifies and distinguishes those historical voices that have sought to articulate the concept of practical reason. “This fascinating volume brings out the richness and profundity of an oft-neglected approach to understanding human agency, one that foregrounds action as itself an exercise of reason. Essays on ethics, mind, action, and political philosophy explore the history, substance, and implications of this idea, cutting across while also revealing the unity underlying various parts of philosophy that are typically treated separately.” – Eric Marcus, Auburn University

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Two Perspectives on Practical Reason and Practical Knowledge

Part I: Action &amp

amp

Practical Reasoning

Self-Consciousness in Acting

The Practical Syllogism

The Unity of a Practical Inference

Kant on Practical Necessity

Part II: Ethics and Meta-ethics

Against the Possibility of a Merely Instrumentally Rational Agent

Rousseau's Conscience in Modern Moral Philosophy

Kant and the Freedom to Do What We Want

Part III: Political Philosophy

The Parts and Whole of Plato's Republic

Philosophizing as Dying: Self-Knowledge and Reconciliation in Hegel

The Work of Human Hands: Marx on Humanity as Solidarity

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

3-11-098133-5