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Incommensurability, Incomparability and Practical Reason
Ruth Chang (Ed.)
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Description for Incommensurability, Incomparability and Practical Reason
Paperback. Can quite different values be rationally weighed against one another? If not, then what are the implications for moral and legal decision-making? This book explores the philosophical struggle behind these questions. Editor(s): Chang, Ruth. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; HPCF; HPL; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
Can quite different values be rationally weighed against one another? Can the value of one thing always be ranked as greater than, equal to, or less than the value of something else? If the answer to these questions is no, then in what areas do we find commensurability and comparability unavailable? And what are the implications for moral and legal decision making? In this book, some of the sharpest minds in philosophy struggle with these questions.
Can quite different values be rationally weighed against one another? Can the value of one thing always be ranked as greater than, equal to, or less than the value of something else? If the answer to these questions is no, then in what areas do we find commensurability and comparability unavailable? And what are the implications for moral and legal decision making? In this book, some of the sharpest minds in philosophy struggle with these questions.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674447561
SKU
V9780674447561
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About Ruth Chang (Ed.)
Ruth Chang is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University–New Brunswick.
Reviews for Incommensurability, Incomparability and Practical Reason
[Incommensurability, Incomparablility, and Practical Reason] is not only an extraordinary collection of all-stars, it contains original papers by just about all the all-stars that have been most insightful in helping us think about issues of incommensurability...Everyone with a real interest in incommensurability must closely study this book.
David Sobel
Philosophical Quarterly
David Sobel
Philosophical Quarterly