Rational Philosophy
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Rationality
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Author : Nicholas Rescher
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1988
Rationality written by Nicholas Rescher and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Contending that only a normative theory of rationality can be adequate to the complexities of the subject, this book explains and defends the view that rationality consists of the intelligent pursuit of appropriate objectives. Rescher considers the mechanics, rationale, and rewards of reason, and argues that social scientists who want to present a theory of rationality while avoiding the vexing complexities of normative deliberations must amend their perspective of the rational enterprise.
The Oxford Handbook Of Rationality
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Author : Alfred R. Mele
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2004-01-08
The Oxford Handbook Of Rationality written by Alfred R. Mele and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-08 with Philosophy categories.
Rationality has long been a central topic in philosophy, crossing standard divisions and categories. It continues to attract much attention in published research and teaching by philosophers as well as scholars in other disciplines, including economics, psychology, and law. The Oxford Handbook of Rationality is an indispensable reference to the current state of play in this vital and interdisciplinary area of study. Twenty-two newly commissioned chapters by a roster of distinguished philosophers provide an overview of the prominent views on rationality, with each author also developing a unique and distinctive argument.
A Rational Philosophy Of Life
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Author : Hermann Raith
language : en
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Release Date : 2005
A Rational Philosophy Of Life written by Hermann Raith and has been published by Booksurge Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Materialism categories.
How to achieve a believable belief or a rational philosophy of life? This booklet describes how everyone can develop their own. It should be in accordance with the actual scientific facts, but can also include consideration of philosophical elements that have not been proven. The main guideline is the concern regarding how the world should function perfectly, and to the satisfaction of everyone. More details at: www.users.bigpond.com/hermann.raith
Reason And Rationality
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Author : Maria Cristina Amoretti
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013-05-02
Reason And Rationality written by Maria Cristina Amoretti and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-02 with Philosophy categories.
Reason and rationality represent crucial elements of the self-image of human beings and have unquestionably been among the most debated issues in Western philosophy, dating from ancient Greece, through the Middle Ages, and to the present day. Many words and thoughts have already been spent trying to define the nature and standards of reason and rationality, what they could or ought to be, and under what conditions something can be said to be rational. This volume focuses instead on the relationships of reason and rationality to some relevant specific topics, i.e., science, knowledge, gender, politics, ethics, religion, aesthetics, language, logic, and metaphysics, trying to uncover and clarify both the connections and differences in their various characterisations and uses.
Rational Philosophy In History And In System An Introduction To A Logical And Metaphysical Course
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Author : Alexander Campbell FRASER (Philosopher.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1858
Rational Philosophy In History And In System An Introduction To A Logical And Metaphysical Course written by Alexander Campbell FRASER (Philosopher.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1858 with categories.
Rational Philosophy In History And In System
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Author : Alexander Campbell Fraser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1858
Rational Philosophy In History And In System written by Alexander Campbell Fraser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1858 with Rationalism categories.
Rationality The Critical View
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Author : J. Agassi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Rationality The Critical View written by J. Agassi and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
In our papers on the rationality of magic, we distinghuished, for purposes of analysis, three levels of rationality. First and lowest (rationalitYl) the goal directed action of an agent with given aims and circumstances, where among his circumstances we included his knowledge and opinions. On this level the magician's treatment of illness by incantation is as rational as any traditional doctor's blood-letting or any modern one's use of anti-biotics. At the second level (rationalitY2) we add the element of rational thinking or thinking which obeys some set of explicit rules, a level which is not found in magic in general, though it is sometimes given to specific details of magical thinking within the magical thought-system. It was the late Sir Edward E. Evans-Pritchard who observed that when considering magic in detail the magician may be as consistent or critical as anyone else; but when considering magic in general, or any system of thought in general, the magician could not be critical or even comprehend the criticism. Evans-Pritchard went even further: he was sceptical as to whether it could be done in a truly consistent manner: one cannot be critical of one's own system, he thought. On this level (rationalitY2) of discussion we have explained (earlier) why we prefer to wed Evans Pritchard's view of the magician's capacity for piece-meal rationality to Sir James Frazer's view that magic in general is pseudo-rational because it lacks standards of rational thinking.
Instrumental Rationality
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Author : John Brunero
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-04-29
Instrumental Rationality written by John Brunero and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-29 with Philosophy categories.
Rationality requires that we intend the means that we believe are necessary for achieving our ends. Instrumental Rationality explores the formulation and status of this requirement of means-ends coherence. In particular, it is concerned with understanding what means-ends coherence requires of us as believers and agents, and why. Means-ends coherence is a genuine requirement of rationality and cannot be explained away as a myth, confused with a disjunction of requirements to have, or not have, specific attitudes. Nor is means-ends coherence strongly normative, such that we always ought to be means-ends coherent. A promising strategy for assessing why this requirement should exist is to consider the constitutive aim of intention. Just as belief has a constitutive aim (truth) that can explain some of the theoretical requirements of consistency and coherence governing beliefs, intention has a constitutive aim (here called "controlled action") that can explain some of the requirements of consistency and coherence governing intentions. We can therefore better understand means-ends coherence by understanding the constitutive aims of both of the attitudes governed by the requirement, intention, and belief.
Rational Belief
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Author : Robert Audi
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2015
Rational Belief written by Robert Audi and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Philosophy categories.
This book is a wide-ranging treatment of central topics in epistemology. It provides conceptions of belief and knowledge, offers a theory of how they are grounded in our experience and in the social context of testimony, and connects them with the will and with action, moral responsibility, and intellectual virtue.
Towards A Rational Philosophical Anthropology
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Author : J. Agassi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Towards A Rational Philosophical Anthropology written by J. Agassi and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Philosophy categories.
The thesis of the present volume is critical and dual. (1) Present day philosophy of man and sciences of man suffer from the Greek mis taken polarization of everything human into nature and convention which is (allegedly) good and evil, which is (allegedly) truth and fal sity, which is (allegedly) rationality and irrationality, to wit, the polar ization of all fields of inquiry, the natural and social sciences, as well as ethics and all technology, whether natural or social, into the totally positive and the totally negative. (2) Almost all philosophy and sci ences of man share the erroneous work ethic which is the myth of man's evil nature - the myth of the beast in man, the doctrine of original sin. To mediate or to compromise between the first view of human nature as good with the second view of it as evil, sociologists have devised a modified utilitarianism with deferred gratification so called, and the theory of the evil of artificial competition (capitalist and socialist alike) and of keeping up with the Joneses. Now, the mediation is not necessary. For, the polarization makes for abstract errors which are simplistic views of rationality, such as reductionism and positivism of all sorts, as well as for concrete errors, such as the disposition to condemn repeatedly those human weaknesses which are inevitable, namely man's inability to be perfectly rational, avoid all error, etc. , thus setting man against himself as all too wicked.