Gewirth's Ethical Rationalism: Critical Essays with a Reply by Alan Gewirth

By Ed Regis

Book Overview

Alan Gewirth's Reason and Morality directed philosophical attention to the possibility of presenting a rational and rigorous demonstration of fundamental moral principles. Now, these previously unpublished essays from some of the most distinguished philosophers of our generation subject Gewirth's program to thorough evaluation and assessment. In a tour de force of philosophical analysis, Professor Gewirth provides detailed replies to all of his critics--a major, genuinely clarifying essay of intrinsic philosophical interest.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226706915
• ISBN13: 9780226706917
• Release Date: May 1984
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"