Practical reasoning and ethical decision
By: Robert Audi.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Aristotle.; Hume, David, 1711-1776.; Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.; Practical reason.; Ethics.; Decision making.
Description: "Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decision presents an account of practical reasoning as a process that can explain action, connect reasoning with intention, justify practical judgments, and provide a basis for ethical decisions."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Aristotle on practical reasoning and the structure of action; title: Hume and the instrumentalist conception of practical reasoning; title: Kant and the autonomy of practical reason; title: The varieties and basic elements of practical reasoning; title: Practical reasoning and intentional action; title: Practical reasoning in the dynamics of action; title: The assessment of practical reasoning; title: General principles of practical appraisal; title: Practical reasoning and moral judgment; title: Practical reasoning in ethical decisions; title: The rationality of action and the plurality of value.