Being Reasonable - The Case for a Misunderstood Virtue

Krista Lawlor offers the first comprehensive study of reasonableness. Being reasonable is critical to law, politics, and daily life. But what exactly is reasonableness? Distinguishing it from rationality and thoughtfulness, Lawlor shows that reasonable people seek to know what is valuable and do so by attending to their emotions and to each other.

About the author

Krista Lawlor is Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University and the author of New Thoughts about Old Things: Cognitive Policies as the Ground of Singular Concepts and Assurance: An Austinian Account of Knowledge and Knowledge Claims.

Product details

• Authors: Lawlor Krista
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 17.03.2026
• EAN: 9780674297470
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29747-0
• Illustrations: 2 illus.
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, LAW / Jurisprudence, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Jurisprudence & general issues, Civil rights & citizenship, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Civics and citizenship, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Jurisprudence and general issues