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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457617303321

Titolo

Practical conflicts : new philosophical essays / / edited by Peter Baumann, Monika Betzler [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-14445-0

1-280-43733-2

0-511-18437-9

0-511-16620-6

0-511-16427-0

0-511-31297-0

0-511-61640-6

0-511-16507-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 344 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

128/.4

Soggetti

Practical reason

Conflict (Psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Varieties of practical conflict and the scope of practical reason / Peter Baumann and Monika Betzler -- Willing the law / J. David Velleman -- The myth of egoism / Christine M. Korsgaard -- Thinking about conflicts of desire / Henry S. Richardson -- Putting together morality and well-being / Ruth Chang -- The second worst in practical conflict / Isaac Levi -- Personal practical conflicts / Joseph Raz -- Sources of practical conflicts and reasons for regret / Monika Betzler -- Conflicting values and conflicting virtues / Nicholas White -- Involvement and detachment: a paradox of practical reason / Peter Baumann -- Outcomes of internal conflicts in the sphere of Akrasia and self-control / Alfred R. Mele -- Are there insolvable moral conflicts? / Peter Schaber -- Moral dilemmas of transitional justice / Jon Elster -- Do conflicts make us free? / Barbara Guckes.

Sommario/riassunto

Practical conflicts pervade human life. Agents have many different



desires, goals, and commitments, all of which can come into conflict with each other. How can practical reasoning help to resolve these practical conflicts? In this collection of essays a distinguished roster of philosophers analyse the diverse forms of practical conflict. Their aim is to establish an understanding of the sources of these conflicts, to investigate the challenge they pose to an adequate conception of practical reasoning, and to assess the degree to which that challenge can be met. These essays will serve as a major resource for students of philosophy but will also interest students and professionals in related fields of the social sciences such as psychology, political science, sociology and economics.