| Description |
xii, 477 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Oxford handbooks in philosophy |
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Oxford handbooks in philosophy.
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| Contents |
Introduction : aspects of rationality / Alfred R. Mele and Piers Rawling -- Theoretical rationality : its sources, structure, and scope / Robert Audi -- Practical aspects of theoretical reasoning / Gilbert Harman -- Procedural and substantive practical rationality / Brad Hooker and Bart Streumer -- Human rationality / Michael Smith -- Kant : rationality as practical reason / Onora O'Neill -- Duty, rationality, and practical reasons / David McNaughton and Piers Rawling -- Bayesianism / James M. Joyce -- Decision theory and morality / James Dreier -- Rationality and game theory / Cristina Bicchieri -- Practical reasoning and emotion / Patricia Greenspan -- The rationality of being guided by rules / Edward F. McClennen -- Motivated irrationality / Alfred R. Mele -- Paradoxes of rationality / Roy Sorensen -- Rationality and psychology / Richard Samuels and Stephen Stich -- Gender and rationality / Karen Jones -- Rationality and persons / Carol Rovane -- Rationality, language, and the principle of charity / Kirk Ludwig -- Rationality and science / Paul Thagard -- Economic rationality / Paul Weirich -- Legal theory and the rational actor / Claire Finkelstein -- Rationality and evolution / Peter Danielson |
| Summary |
Rationality has long been a central topic in philosophy, crossing standard divisions and categories. It continues to attract much attention in published research and teaching by philosophers as well as scholars in other disciplines, including economics, psychology, and law. This book is an indispensable reference to the current state of play in this vital and interdisciplinary area of study. Twenty-two newly commissioned chapters by a roster of distinguished philosophers provide an overview of the prominent views on rationality, with each author also developing a unique and distinctive argument |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [439]-468) and index |
| Subject |
Reason.
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| Author |
Mele, Alfred R., 1951-
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Rawling, Piers.
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Oxford University Press.
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| LC no. |
2003042976 |
| ISBN |
0195145399 hardback |
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