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Instrumental Rationality and Moral Philosophy
Verbeek, Bruno (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
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Paperback. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; KCA; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
Many academic authors incur debts in the production of their work, many of which are intellectual. I am no exception. One of my intellectual debts is to three remarkable books, which formed the starting point for my thinking about norms. The first of these books is well known among philosophers: David Lewis' Convention. In vintage Lewisian prose, the book gives a lucid and convincing conventionalist analysis of semantic norms. The second 1985 dissertation Wederkerige book is Govert den Hartogh's Verwachtingen (Mutual Expectations). Partly because it was written in Dutch - my native tongue -partly because of the occasionally impenetrable style, ... Read more
Many academic authors incur debts in the production of their work, many of which are intellectual. I am no exception. One of my intellectual debts is to three remarkable books, which formed the starting point for my thinking about norms. The first of these books is well known among philosophers: David Lewis' Convention. In vintage Lewisian prose, the book gives a lucid and convincing conventionalist analysis of semantic norms. The second 1985 dissertation Wederkerige book is Govert den Hartogh's Verwachtingen (Mutual Expectations). Partly because it was written in Dutch - my native tongue -partly because of the occasionally impenetrable style, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Theory and Decision Library A:
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048160266
SKU
V9789048160266
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