Practical Rationality and Preference by Christopher W Morris

Practical Rationality and Preference by Christopher W Morris

What are preferences and are they reasons for action? Is it rational to cooperate with others even if that entails acting against one's preferences? The dominant position in philosophy on the topic of practical rationality is that one acts so as to maximize the satisfaction of one's preferences. This view is most closely associated with the work of David Gauthier, and in this collection of essays some of the most innovative philosophers working in this field explore the controversies surrounding Gauthier's position. Several essays argue against influential conceptions of preference, while others suggest that received conceptions of rational action misidentify the normative significance of rules and practices. This collection will be of particular interest to philosophers of social theory and to reflective social scientists in such fields as economics, political science and psychology.

"..a very nice collection of papers." Philosophy in Review

Arthur Ripstein, Professor of Law and Philosophy and University Professor, the University of Toronto, Saira Mohamed, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

Arthur Ripstein is Professor of Law and Philosophy and University Professor at the University of Toronto, where he has taught since 1987. He teaches and writes about legal and political philosophy and torts. Ripstein has been at the forefront of renewed interest in Immanuel Kant's legal and political philosophy. He is the author of Private Wrongs (Harvard 2016), Force and Freedom: Kant's Legal and Political Philosophy (Harvard 2009) and Equality, Responsibility and the Law (Cambridge 1999). His next book, Kant and the Law of War, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press in 2021. From 2016 to 2018 he held a Killam Fellowship from the Canada Council. In 2021, he was awarded the prestigious Killam Prize for the Humanities.

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ISBN 13	9780521781848
ISBN 10	0521781841
Title	Practical Rationality and Preference
Author	Christopher W Morris
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2001-07-16
Number of pages	248
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