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Reasons and the Good
Contributor(s): Crisp, Roger (Author)
ISBN: 0199548692     ISBN-13: 9780199548699
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $45.59  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2008
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Annotation: In Reasons and the Good Roger Crisp answers some of the oldest questions in moral philosophy. Claiming that a fundamental issue in normative ethics is what ultimate reasons for action we might have, he argues that the best statements of such reasons will not employ moral concepts. He investigates and explains the nature of reasons themselves; his account of how we come to know them combines an intuitionist epistemology with elements of Pyrrhonist scepticism. He defends a hedonistic theory of well-being and an account of practical reason according to which we can give some, though not overriding, priority to our own good over that of others. The book develops original lines of argument within a framework of some traditional but currently less popular views.
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Dewey: 170.42
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.60 lbs) 190 pages
 
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In Reasons and the Good Roger Crisp answers some of the oldest questions in moral philosophy. Claiming that a fundamental issue in normative ethics is what ultimate reasons for action we might have, he argues that the best statements of such reasons will not employ moral concepts. He
investigates and explains the nature of reasons themselves; his account of how we come to know them combines an intuitionist epistemology with elements of Pyrrhonist scepticism. He defends a hedonistic theory of well-being and an account of practical reason according to which we can give some,
though not overriding, priority to our own good over that of others. The book develops original lines of argument within a framework of some traditional but currently less popular views.