
The Conception of Value
Paul Grice(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 10. May 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
172 pages
978-0-19-924387-7 (ISBN)
Description
The works of Paul Grice collected in this volume present his metaphysical defence of value, and represent a modern attempt to provide a metaphysical foundation for value. Value judgements are viewed as objective; value is part of the world we live in, but nonetheless is constructed by us. We inherit, or seem to inherit, the Aristotelian world in which objects and creatures are characterized in terms of what they are supposed to do. We are thereby enabled to evaluate by reference to function and finality. This much is not surprising. The most striking part of Grice's position, however, is his contention that the legitimacy of such evaluations rests ultimately on an argument for absolute value.
The collection includes Grice's three previously unpublished Carus Lectures on the conception of value, a section of his 'Reply to Richards' (previously published in Grandy and Warner (eds.), Philosophical Grounds of Rationality, Oxford, 1986), and 'Method in Philosophical Psychology'(Presidential Address delivered to the Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, 1975).
The collection includes Grice's three previously unpublished Carus Lectures on the conception of value, a section of his 'Reply to Richards' (previously published in Grandy and Warner (eds.), Philosophical Grounds of Rationality, Oxford, 1986), and 'Method in Philosophical Psychology'(Presidential Address delivered to the Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, 1975).
Reviews / Votes
Although difficult, these lectures sparkle with wit. Grice's love of subtlety comes across as an infectious intellectual exuberance. They are challenging and delightful at the same time. Happy the writer who can leave readers grateful to have shared such pleasure in his ideas. * Simon Blackburn, Times Literary Supplement * a welcome addition to current debates about the objectivity of value. * Philosophical Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
230 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-924387-7 (9780199243877)
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Persons
Paul Grice (1913-1988) was Fellow of St John's College, Oxford, and, until his retirement in 1980, Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.
Author
, late Fellow of St John's College, Oxford, and former Professor of PhilosophyUniversity of California, Berkeley (deceased)
Introduction
Professor of Philosophy, Glendon College, York University, TorontoProfessor of Philosophy, Glendon College, York University, Toronto, Canada
Content
THE CARUS LECTURES ON THE CONCEPTION OF VALUE ; REPLY TO RICHARD, FINAL SECTION