Value Matters : Studies in Axiology.
For many years value theory has figured high on the agenda of my interests, a fact attested by Introduction to Value Theory published by Prentice Hall in 1969. This interest has continued in recent years inter alia, finding earlier expressions in the articles constituting chapters 2-4 of the present...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter,
2004.
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| Series: | Practical philosophy.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=603717 |
Table of Contents:
- Title; Contents; PREFACE; Chapter 1 BY THE STANDARDS OF THEIR DAY; Chapter 2 ON THE IMPORT AND RATIONALE OF VALUE ATTRIBUTION; Chapter 3 NOMIC HIERARCHIES AND PROBLEMS OF RELATIVISM; Chapter 4 IS REASONING ABOUT VALUES VICIOUSLY CIRCULAR?; Chapter 5 RATIONAL ECONOMY AND THE EVOLUTIONARY IMPETUS; Chapter 6 EVALUATION AND THE FALLACY OF RESPECT NEGLECT; Chapter 7 CREDIT FOR MAKING A DISCOVERY; Chapter 8 OPTIMALISM AND THE RATIONALITY OF THE REAL (ON THE PROSPECT OF AXIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION); Chapter 9 THE REVOLT AGAINST ABSOLUTES IN TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY; NOTES.