Practical Reason and Norms Contributor(s): Raz, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198268343 ISBN-13: 9780198268345 Publisher: OUP Oxford
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 1999 Annotation: In what way are rules normative, and how do they differ from ordinary reasons? What makes normative systems systematic? What distinguishes legal systems, and in what consists their normativity? Joseph Raz answers these three questions by taking reasons as the basic normative concept, and showing the distinctive role reasons have in every case, thus paving the way to a unified account of normativity. |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | Political - Philosophy | Mind & Body |
Dewey: 170 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" L (0.65 lbs) 220 pages |
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Publisher Description: In what way are rules normative, and how do they differ from ordinary reasons? What makes normative systems systematic? What distinguishes legal systems, and in what consists their normativity? Joseph Raz answers these three questions by taking reasons as the basic normative concept, and showing the distinctive role reasons have in every case, thus paving the way to a unified account of normativity. |
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