Person, Polis, Planet: Essays in Applied Philosophy

by David Schmidtz

Book Overview

This volume collects thirteen of David Schmidtz's essays on the question of what it takes to live a good life, given that we live in a social and natural world. Part One defends a non-maximizing conception of rational choice, explains how even ultimate goals can be rationally chosen, defends the rationality of concern and regard for others (even to the point of being willing to die for a cause), and explains why decision theory is necessarily incomplete...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199861706
• ISBN13: 9780199861705
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"