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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521352150

ISBN-139780521352154

eBay Product ID (ePID)324816

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Number of Pages212 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameWhat Reason Demands

Publication Year1989

SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy, Logic

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy

AuthorRudiger Bittner

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight14.8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN88-020340

Reviews"This is an eminently well-argued book. The translation by Theodore Talbot is almost invariably fluent." Review of Metaphysics, 'This is a very provocative book, which in English ought to make a unique contribution to the discussion of the 'Why be moral?' question, and also to join issue with recent discussions about the relation of morality to autonomy and the human good, in the writings of such English speaking philosophers as MacIntyre, Williams and Foot.' Allen Wood, Cornell University, 'This is an eminently well-argued book. The translation by Theodore Talbot is almost invariably fluent.' Review of Metaphysics, "This is a very provocative book, which in English ought to make a unique contribution to the discussion of the 'Why be moral?' question, and also to join issue with recent discussions about the relation of morality to autonomy and the human good, in the writings of such English speaking philosophers as MacIntyre, Williams and Foot." Allen Wood, Cornell University, 'This is an eminently well-argued book. The translation by Theodore Talbot is almost invariably fluent.'Review of Metaphysics

Dewey Edition19

Original LanguageGerman

Dewey Decimal170

Table Of ContentPreface; 1. Why should I be moral?; 2. Should I be moral?; 3. Contracts; 4. Promising; 5. Autonomy; 6. Prudence; 7. Finitude; Notes; Bibliography; Indices.

SynopsisWhy should we act morally? What justification is to be found in moral demands? This lucid, pithy, and eminently readable book examines the arguments in favor of the claims of moral demands to be found in contemporary ethical theory, arguments deriving from Kant's attempt to provide a foundation for morality.

LC Classification NumberBJ1114 .B5713 1989