Nicholas Rescher

Unselfishness (eBook, PDF)

The Role of the Vicarious Affects in Moral Philosophy and Social Theory

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Produktbeschreibung

Rescher criticizes the stance that rationality conflicts with morality, and defends the concept that the worth of altruism is irreducible and that its rationalization does not require recourse to prudential self-interest. To support his position, Rescher provides detailed examples, and a critique of utilitarian morality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780822976080
• Artikelnr.: 72254652

Autorenporträt

Nicholas Rescher was Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and co-chairman of the Center for Philosophy of Science. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he served as president of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association, the Leibniz Society of North America, the Charles S. Peirce Society, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, and the Metaphysical Society of America. Rescher was the author or editor of more than one hundred books, including Ignorance (On the Wider Implications of Deficient Knowledge), Philosophical Inquiries: An Introduction to Problems of Philosophy, and A Journey through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes.