Rationality, Rules, And Utility
New Essays On The Moral Philosophy Of Richard B. Brandt
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 11. January 1994
Book
Hardback
261 pages
978-0-8133-1568-3 (ISBN)
Description
Original papers by outstanding scholars (including Nobel laureate John C. Harsanyi) critically examine and extend the most important aspects of Richard Brandts seminal work on the roles of rationality, rules, and utility in developing a coherent account of normative ethics. Brandt provides a set of valuable detailed responses to these new papers. For more than forty years, Richard Brandts work has been at the cutting edge of research into the roles played by rationality, rules, and utility in developing a coherent account of normative ethics. In this volume of original essays, outstanding scholars (including Nobel laureate John C. Harsanyi) critically examine and extend the most important aspects of his work. The value of these new contributions is enhanced by Brandts detailed responses. Scholars of ethics, and of human behavior more generally, will find this book consistently stimulating and rewarding.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-1568-3 (9780813315683)
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Content
Brandt on rationality and value, Stephen Nathanson; alternatives to Brandts theory of reasons for action, B.C. Postow; Brandt on self-control, Philip Pettit and Michael Smith; Brandt on autonomy, Michael Davis; Brandts methods of ethics, R.M. Hare; moral concepts and justified feelings, Allan Gibbard; the evolution of utility - a philosophical journey, L.W. Sumner; expectation effects, individual utilities, and rational desires, John C. Harsanyi; the economics of knowledge and utilitarian morality, Russell Hardin; the problem of group egoism, Gregory Kavka; welfare, equality, and distribution - Brandt from ,the left, William H. Shaw; Brandts moral philosophy in perspective William K. Frankena; comments, Richard B. Brandt.