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Practical Reason and Norms

By Joseph Raz

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1999
ISBN
9780198268345, 0198268343
DOI
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198268345.001.0001
Open Library ID
OL7398676M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13670905 bytes)
Pages
\222
Topic
Other Social Sciences\\Philosophy
Scanned
yes
Time added
2023-08-12 03:19:05

Description

This book focuses on three problems: In what way are rules normative, and how do they differ from ordinary reasons? What makes normative systems systematic? What distinguishes legal systems, and in what consists their normativity? All three questions are answered by taking reasons as the basic normative concept, and showing the distinctive role reasons have in every case, thus paving the way to a unified account of normativity. Rules are a structure of reasons to perform the required act and an exclusionary reason not to follow some competing reasons. Exclusionary reasons are explained, and used to unlock the secrets of orders, promises, and decisions as well as rules. Games are used to exemplify normative systems. Inevitably, the analysis extends to some aspects of normative discourse, which is truth-apt, but with a diminished assertoric force.

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