Reason and Value

Klappentext A distinctive contribution to the subject of the relations between reason! motivation and value Zusammenfassung The widespread view among philosophers today is that judgements contain an irreducible element of personal commitment. To this Professor Bond proposes an account of values as objective and value judgements as true or false! employing a distinction between grounding and motivating reasons to establish their connection with action. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - the problem; 1. Desire and motivation; 2. Motivating reasons and grounding reasons; 3. Desire and the good; 4. Objective value (part one); 5. Objective value (part two); 6. Hedonism; 7. Good and evil; 8. Meaning, value and practical judgements; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: E. J. Bond, E.j. Bond
• Assisted by: Jonathan Dancy (Editor), Ernest Sosa (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521270793
• ISBN: 978-0-521-27079-3
• Series: Studies in Rationality and Soc; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Analytic, Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism, Analytical philosophy and Logical Positivism