Value and Justification: The Foundations of Liberal Theory - Couverture souple

Gaus, Gerald F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521397332 ISBN 13 : 9780521397339

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This important new book takes as its points of departure two questions: What is the nature of valuing? and What morality can be justified in a society that deeply disagrees on what is truly valuable? In Part One, the author develops a theory of value that attempts to reconcile reason with passions. Part Two explores how this theory of value grounds our commitment to moral action. The author argues that rational moral action can neither be seen as a way of simply maximising one's own values, nor derived from reason independent of one's values. Rather, our commitment to the moral point of view is presupposed by our value systems. The book concludes with a defense of liberal political morality.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'Gaus' work constitutes a highly original attempt to provide liberal theory with psychological and moral foundations.' Philip Pettit, The Australian National University

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521397332
• ISBN 13: 9780521397339
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 558
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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