Questions of Judgment - Couverture rigide

Low-Beer, F. H.

 
9780879759605: Questions of Judgment
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0879759607 ISBN 13 : 9780879759605
Editeur : Prometheus, 1995

Synopsis

This new book helps explain what we mean when we say that an issue, a question, or a situation is a matter of "judgment." Author F.H. Low-Beer opens a new window on cognition by examining judgment as exercise, an aspect not previously attempted in a systematic way. Problems ordinarily dealt with in practical reasoning, decision theory, and interpretation are examined here in a fascinating new light.
Beyond its new theoretical insights, the singular contribution of this book lies in its examination of the overlooked place of judgment in the everyday world. Low-Beer looks at what is foundational in society, the courts, the professions, politics, and commerce fields of practice with which he is very familiar and concludes that the exercise of judgment is a defining characteristic of professionalism. The author's interdisciplinary approach will nudge readers of philosophy, legal and political theory, as well as decision theory to connect the academic with the wider world.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This new book helps explain what we mean when we say that an issue, a question, or a situation is a matter of "judgment." Author F.H. Low-Beer opens a new window on cognition by examining judgment as exercise, an aspect not previously attempted in a systematic way. Problems ordinarily dealt with in practical reasoning, decision theory, and interpretation are examined here in a fascinating new light.

Beyond its new theoretical insights, the singular contribution of this book lies in its examination of the overlooked place of judgment in the everyday world. Low-Beer looks at what is foundational in society, the courts, the professions, politics, and commerce fields of practice with which he is very familiar and concludes that the exercise of judgment is a defining characteristic of professionalism. The author's interdisciplinary approach will nudge readers of philosophy, legal and political theory, as well as decision theory to connect the academic with the wider world.

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Éditeur
Prometheus
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0879759607
ISBN 13 
9780879759605
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
217
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
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