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Unprincipled Virtue
Nomy Arpaly
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Description for Unprincipled Virtue
Paperback. Both observation and psychology indicate that people act rationally without deliberation, and act irrationally with deliberation. By questioning the notion that our own minds are comprehensible to us, and therefore questioning the work of action theorists and ethicists, this work aims to develop a realistic conception of moral agency. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Nomy Arpaly rejects the model of rationality used by most ethicists and action theorists. Both observation and psychology indicate that people act rationally without deliberation, and act irrationally with deliberation. By questioning the notion that our own minds are comprehensible to us--and therefore questioning much of the current work of action theorists and ethicists--Arpaly attempts to develop a more realistic conception of moral agency.
Nomy Arpaly rejects the model of rationality used by most ethicists and action theorists. Both observation and psychology indicate that people act rationally without deliberation, and act irrationally with deliberation. By questioning the notion that our own minds are comprehensible to us--and therefore questioning much of the current work of action theorists and ethicists--Arpaly attempts to develop a more realistic conception of moral agency.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
299g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195179767
SKU
V9780195179767
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Unprincipled Virtue
"I felt sure I would like Nomy Arpaly's book when I opened it to the first page and saw John LeCarré's name in the first sentence. I was not disappointed. Arpaly uses an engaging mix of literary examples and rigorous analysis to present and argue for a variety of interesting claims relating to virtue. Arpaly has something novel and interesting ... Read more