The Responsibility of Reason

The Responsibility of Reason
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 9781442207394
ISBN-13 : 1442207396
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The Responsibility of Reason by : Ralph Hancock

In The Responsibility of Reason, Ralph C. Hancock undertakes no less than to answer the Heideggerian challenge. Offering trenchant and original interpretations of Aristotle, Heidegger, Strauss, and Alexis de Tocqueville, he argues that Tocqueville saw the essential more clearly than apparently deeper philosophers. Hancock addresses political theorists on the question of the grounding of liberalism, and, at the same time, philosophers on the most basic questions of the meaning and limits of reason. Moreover, he shows how these questions are for us inseparable.

Reason Unbound

Reason Unbound
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 191
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ISBN-10 : 9781438437644
ISBN-13 : 1438437641
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Reason Unbound by : Mohammad Azadpur

This intriguing work offers a new perspective on Islamic Peripatetic philosophy, critiquing modern receptions of such thought and highlighting the contribution it can make to contemporary Western philosophy. Mohammad Azadpur focuses on the thought of Alfarabi and Avicenna, who, like ancient Greek philosophers and some of their successors, viewed philosophy as a series of spiritual exercises. However, Muslim Peripatetics differed from their Greek counterparts in assigning importance to prophecy. The Islamic philosophical account of the cultivation of the soul to the point of prophecy unfolds new vistas of intellectual and imaginative experience and accords the philosopher an exceptional dignity and freedom. With reference to both Islamic and Western philosophers, Azadpur discusses how Islamic Peripatetic thought can provide an antidote to some of modernity's philosophical problems. A discussion of the development of later Islamic Peripatetic thought is also included.

Right and Reason; Ethics in Theory and Practice

Right and Reason; Ethics in Theory and Practice
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Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Total Pages : 520
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ISBN-10 : 1014163269
ISBN-13 : 9781014163264
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Right and Reason; Ethics in Theory and Practice by : Austin 1901-1975 Fagothey

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Right and Reason

Right and Reason
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Publisher : Tan Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0895556685
ISBN-13 : 9780895556684
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Right and Reason by : Austin Fagothey

Ethics both in theory and practice. Phrased in non-technical language, Right and Reason is a thoroughly competent book in the philosophy of Ethics, which gives the science of morality from the Aristotelian-Thomistic, common-sense school of thought--which is none other than the Perennial Philosophy of the Ages, the philosophy outside of which one's positions quickly become absurd and all reasoning ends up in dead-ends. Impr. 627 pgs, PB

From reason to practice in bioethics

From reason to practice in bioethics
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 9780719098024
ISBN-13 : 0719098025
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis From reason to practice in bioethics by : John Coggon

From reason to practice in bioethics brings together original contributions from some of the world’s leading scholars in the field of bioethics. With a particular focus on, and critical engagement with, the influential work of Professor John Harris, the book provides a detailed exploration of some of the most interesting and challenging philosophical and practical questions raised in bioethics. The book’s broad range of chapters will make it a useful resource for students, scholars, and practitioners interested in the field of bioethics, and the relationship between philosophical and practical ethics. The range of contributors and topics afford the book a wide international interest.

Fagothey's Right and Reason

Fagothey's Right and Reason
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Publisher : Merrill Publishing Company
Total Pages : 595
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ISBN-10 : 0675205964
ISBN-13 : 9780675205962
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Fagothey's Right and Reason by : Austin Fagothey

Culture and Practical Reason

Culture and Practical Reason
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9780226161792
ISBN-13 : 022616179X
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Culture and Practical Reason by : Marshall Sahlins

"The main thrust of this book is to deliver a major critique of materialist and rationalist explanations of social and cultural forms, but the in the process Sahlins has given us a much stronger statement of the centrality of symbols in human affairs than have many of our 'practicing' symbolic anthropologists. He demonstrates that symbols enter all phases of social life: those which we tend to regard as strictly pragmatic, or based on concerns with material need or advantage, as well as those which we tend to view as purely symbolic, such as ideology, ritual, myth, moral codes, and the like. . . ."—Robert McKinley, Reviews in Anthropology

An Architecture Manifesto

An Architecture Manifesto
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9780429885068
ISBN-13 : 0429885067
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis An Architecture Manifesto by : Nadir Lahiji

In this manifesto, the author takes a leap of faith. It is a faith in Lost Causes. He asserts that today, architectonic reason has fallen into ruins. As soon as architecture leaves the limits set to it by architectonic reason, no other path is open to it but the path to aestheticism. This is the wrong path contemporary architecture has taken. In its reduction to a pure aesthetic object, architecture negatively affects the human sensorium. Capitalist consumer society creates desires by generating ‘surplus-enjoyment’ for capitalist profit and contemporary architecture has become an instrument in generating this ‘surplus-enjoyment’, with fatal consequences. This manifesto is thus both a critique and a work of theory. It is a siren, alarm, klaxon to the current status quo within architectural discourse and a timely response to the conditions of architecture today.

Ethics Theory and Business Practice

Ethics Theory and Business Practice
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 473
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ISBN-10 : 9781473909038
ISBN-13 : 1473909031
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Ethics Theory and Business Practice by : Mick Fryer

In his ground-breaking new textbook, Mick Fryer offers students of Business Ethics clear explanations of a range of theoretical perspectives, along with examples of how these perspectives might be used to illuminate the ethical challenges presented by business practice. The book includes: Realistic scenarios which gently introduce a theory and demonstrate how it can be applied to a real-life ethical dilemma that everyone can relate to, such as borrowing money from a friend Real organisational case studies in each chapter which illustrate how each theory can be applied to real business situations. Cases include Nike, Coca Cola, BMW, Shell, Starbucks and GSK ‘Pause for Reflection’ boxes and ‘Discussion Questions’ which encourage you to challenge the established notions of right and wrong, and empower you to develop your own moral code Video Activities in each chapter with accompanying QR codes which link to documentaries, films, debates and news items to get you thinking about real-life ethical dilemmas Visit the book’s companion website for self-test questions, additional web links and more at: study.sagepub.com/fryer

Reason in Theory and Practice

Reason in Theory and Practice
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 0751201790
ISBN-13 : 9780751201796
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Reason in Theory and Practice by : Roy Edgley

This text maps the network of concepts that constitute the general catagory of reason. In the process it shows that some famous philosophical doctrines are based on mistaken assumptions in this conceptual area. In particular, it aims to undermine the arguments of Hume and is modern followers to the effect that reason can be theoretical but not practical (can govern thought but not action) and that value judgements cannot be validly inferred from facts.