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Brute Rationality
Contributor(s): Gert, Joshua (Author)

ISBN: 0521833183 ISBN-13: 9780521833189
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2004
Annotation: Joshua Gert presents a new account of normative practical reasons and the way in which they contribute to the rationality of action. He argues that, rather than simply "counting in favor of" action, normative reasons play two logically distinct roles--that of requiring action and that of justifying action. Gert's book will appeal to a range of readers interested in practical reasoning in particular, and moral theory more generally.

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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Dewey: 128.4

LCCN: 2004040403

Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy

Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" L (1.00 lbs) 246 pages

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

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Joshua Gert presents a new account of normative practical reasons and the way in which they contribute to the rationality of action. He argues that, rather than simply counting in favor of action, normative reasons play two logically distinct roles--that of requiring action and that of justifying action. Gert's book will appeal to a range of readers interested in practical reasoning in particular, and moral theory more generally.

Contributor Bio(s): Gert, Joshua: - Joshua Gert is Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy, Florida State University. He has published in a number of philosophical journals including American Philosophical Quarterly, Ethics and Nous.

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