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Informationen zum Autor Robert Audi is the David E.Gallo Chair in Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of Moral Knowledge and Ethical Character (1997), The Architecture of Reason (2001), Epistemology (Routledge, 2003), The Good in the Right (2004), and many papers in ethics, moral psychology, and the philosophy of action. Klappentext Providing an overview of the influential theories of practical reasoning found in Aristotle, Hume and Kant, the author examines practical reasoning in the light of the topics in moral psychology. He formulates a set of ethical principles, explains how they apply to reasoning about what to do, and shows how practical reasoning guides moral conduct. Zusammenfassung Providing an overview of the influential theories of practical reasoning found in Aristotle, Hume and Kant, the author examines practical reasoning in the light of the topics in moral psychology. He formulates a set of ethical principles, explains how they apply to reasoning about what to do, and shows how practical reasoning guides moral conduct. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I Historical and conceptual background: practical reasoning in Aristotle, Hume, and Kant 1 Aristotle on practical reasoning and the structure of action 12 Hume and the instrumentalist conception of practical reasoning 3 Kant and the autonomy of practical reason Part II Practical reasoning, practical arguments, and intentional action 4 The varieties and basic elements of practical reasoning 5 Practical reasoning and intentional action 6 Practical reasoning in the dynamics of action Part III Practical reasoning, ethical decision, and rational action 7 The assessment of practical reasoning 8 General principles of practical appraisal 9 Practical reasoning and moral judgment 10 Practical reasoning in ethical decisions 11 The rationality of action and the plurality of value
