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Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decision

By Robert Audi

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2005
ISBN
0415364639, 9780415364638, 0415364620, 9780415364621, 9780203015681
LCC
BC177 .A84 2005
Open Library ID
OL22717368M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1589044 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
215\215
Topic
Religion
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-11-21 21:13:21

Description

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.

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