Right Practical Reason
Right Practical Reason

Author: Daniel Westberg

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1994-09-08

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0191040517

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This book is a study of the role of intellect in human action as described by Thomas Aquinas. One of its primary aims is to compare the interpretation of Aristotle by Aquinas with the lines of interpretation offered in contemporary Aristotelian scholarship. The book seeks to clarify the problems involved in the appropriation of Aristotle's theory by a Christian theologian, including such topics as the practical syllogism and the problems of akrasia. Professor Westberg argues that Aquinas was much closer to Aristotle than is often recognized; and he puts forward important new interpretations of the relation of intellect and will in the stages of intention, deliberation, decision, and execution. In the concluding section of the book, he shows how this new interpretation yields fruitful insights on a range of theological topics, including sin, law, love and the moral virtues.

Ethics Done Right
Ethics Done Right

Author: Elijah Millgram

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-07-14

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9780521839433

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Examines how practical reasoning can be put into the service of ethical and moral theory.

Aristotle on Practical Truth
Aristotle on Practical Truth

Author: Christiana M. M. Olfert

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0190281006

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In Aristotle on Practical Truth, C.M.M. Olfert gives the first book-length treatment of Aristotle's notion of practical truth. The book covers the origins of practical truth in Plato's philosophy; practical truth's role in practical reasoning; its contributions to motivation and action; and its implications for ethical development.

Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decision
Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decision

Author: Robert Audi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-03-20

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1134219210

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Presenting the most comprehensive and lucid account of the topic currently available, Robert Audi's "Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decision" is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of reason in ethics or the nature of human action. The first part of the book is a detailed critical overview of the influential theories of practical reasoning found in Aristotle, Hume and Kant, whilst the second part examines practical reasoning in the light of important topics in moral psychology - weakness of will, self-deception, rationalization and others. In the third part, Audi describes the role of moral principles in practical reasoning and clarifies the way practical reasoning underlies ethical decisions. He formulates a comprehensive set of concrete ethical principles, explains how they apply to reasoning about what to do, and shows how practical reasoning guides moral conduct.

Reasons, Rights, and Values
Reasons, Rights, and Values

Author: Robert Audi

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-04-02

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1316300560

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A central concern in recent ethical thinking is reasons for action and their relation to obligations, rights, and values. This collection of recent essays by Robert Audi presents an account of what reasons for action are, how they are related to obligation and rights, and how they figure in virtuous conduct. In addition, Audi reflects in his opening essay on his theory of reasons for action, his common-sense intuitionism, and his widely debated principles for balancing religion and politics. Reasons are shown to be basic elements in motivation, grounded in experience, and crucial for justifying actions and for understanding rights. Audi's clear and engaging essays make these advanced debates accessible to students as well as scholars, and this volume will be a valuable resource for readers interested in ethical theory, political theory, applied ethics, or philosophy of action.

Practical Reason in Law and Morality
Practical Reason in Law and Morality

Author: Neil MacCormick

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2008-12-18

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 0198268777

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Incentives and reasons -- Values and human nature -- Right and wrong -- Questions of trust -- Autonomy and freedom -- Obedience, freedom, and engagement : or utility? -- Society, property, and commerce -- On justice -- Using freedom well -- Judging : legal cases and moral questions -- Practical reason, law, and state.

The Routledge Handbook of Practical Reason
The Routledge Handbook of Practical Reason

Author: Ruth Chang

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-29

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 1000337065

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Over the last several decades, questions about practical reason have come to occupy the center stage in ethics and metaethics. The Routledge Handbook of Practical Reason is an outstanding reference source to this exciting and distinctive subject area and is the first volume of its kind. Comprising thirty-six chapters by an international team of contributors, the Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the field and is divided into five parts: Foundational Matters Practical Reason in the History of Philosophy Philosophy of Practical Reason as Action Theory and Moral Psychology Philosophy of Practical Reason as Theory of Practical Normativity The Philosophy of Practical Reason as the Theory of Practical Rationality The Handbook also includes two chapters by the late Derek Parfit, ‘Objectivism about Reasons’ and ‘Normative Non-Naturalism.’ The Routledge Handbook of Practical Reason is essential reading for philosophy students and researchers in metaethics, philosophy of action, action theory, ethics, and the history of philosophy.

Practical Shape
Practical Shape

Author: Jonathan Dancy

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-06-27

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0192528025

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Everyone allows that we can reason to a new belief from beliefs that we already have. Aristotle thought that we could also reason from beliefs to action. Practical Shape: A Theory of Practical Reasoning establishes this possibility of reasoning to action, in a way that allows also for reasoning to intention, hope, fear, and doubt. While many philosophers have found little sense in Aristotle's claim, Dancy offers a general theory of reasoning that is sensitive to current debates but still Aristotelian in spirit. The text clearly sets out the similarities between reasoning to action and reasoning to belief, which are far more striking than any dissimilarities. Its detailed account of practical reasoning, a topic inadequately covered in current literature, is presented in such a way as to be intelligible to a variety of readers, making it an ideal resource for students of philosophy but also of interest to academics in related disciplines.

Critique of Practical Reason
Critique of Practical Reason

Author: Immanuel Kant

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-06-11

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0486113027

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This 1788 work, based on belief in the immortality of the soul, established Kant as a vindicator of the truth of Christianity. It offers the most complete statement of his theory of free will.