| Making Comparisons Count Contributor(s): Chang, Ruth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815337825 ISBN-13: 9780815337829 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: The central aim of this book is to answer two questions: Are alternatives for choice ever incomparable? and, In what ways can items be compared? The arguments offered suggest that alternatives for choice no matter how different are never incomparable, and that the ways in which items can be compared are richer and more varied than commonly supposed. This work is the first book length treatment of the topics of incomparability, value, and practical reason. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 170.42 |
| LCCN: 2001048191 |
| Series: Studies in Ethics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.14" W x 9.26" (0.96 lbs) 214 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book attempts to answer two questions: Are alternatives for choice ever incomparable? and In what ways can items be compared? The arguments offered suggest that alternatives for choice no matter how different are never incomparable, and that the ways in which items can be compared are richer and more varied than commonly supposed. |
