| Brute Rationality: Normativity and Human Action Contributor(s): Gert, Joshua (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521039533 ISBN-13: 9780521039536 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $54.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Joshua Gert presents a new account of normative practical reasons and the way in which they contribute to the rationality of action. He argues that, rather than simply "counting in favor of" action, normative reasons play two logically distinct roles--that of requiring action and that of justifying action. Gert's book will appeal to a range of readers interested in practical reasoning in particular, and moral theory more generally. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 128.4 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.73" W x 8.59" (0.72 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Joshua Gert presents a new account of normative practical reasons and the way in which they contribute to the rationality of action. He argues that, rather than simply counting in favor of action, normative reasons play two logically distinct roles--that of requiring action and that of justifying action. Gert's book will appeal to a range of readers interested in practical reasoning in particular, and moral theory more generally. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gert, Joshua: - Joshua Gert is Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy, Florida State University. He has published in a number of philosophical journals including American Philosophical Quarterly, Ethics and Noûs. |