Ideal of Rationality: A Defense, Within Reason

By Stephen Nathanson

Book Overview

The Ideal of Rationality presents an evaluation of all the main varieties of rationalism, in clear and jargon-free language. Different notions of rationality - such as means-end, conception, hedonism, and the evil-avoidance view - are examined and rejected, in favor of the theory that to act rationally is to 'act for the best', a theory Nathanson characterizes as critical pluralism. Among present-day thinkers whose ideas are scrutinized are Richard Brandt, Bernard Gert, Gilbert Harman, John Kekes, Robert Nozick, Karl Popper, and John Rawls.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00DP74LMI
• ISBN13: 9780812692624
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"