Ethics and Practical Reason

by Berys Gaut, Garrett Cullity (Editor)

These thirteen new, specially written essays by a distinguished international line-up of contributors, including some leading contemporary moral philosophers, give a rich and varied view of current work on ethics and practical reason. The three main perspectives on the topic, Kantian, Humean, and Aristotelian, are all well represented. Issues covered the connection between reason and motivation; the source of moral reasons and their relation to reasons of self-interest; the relation of practical reason to value, to freedom, to responsibility, and to feelings. The editors' introduction provides a valuable introductory survey of the topic, putting the individual essays in context. Ethics and Practical Reason will be essential reading for scholars, postgraduates, and upper-level undergraduates working in this area.

Genres: Philosophy

430 pages, Paperback

First published January 29, 1998

Reviews

[Jeremy]

What we have reasons to do is tough to figure out.

[Russell]

This volume is worth getting just to read Irwin's paper on prudence in Aristotle and Aquinas~~tremendous, can't say enough!