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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779727103321

Titolo

Reason and rationality [[electronic resource] /] / Maria Cristina Amoretti, Nicla Vassallo (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt, : Ontos Verlag, 2012

ISBN

3-11-032586-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis ; ; 48

Philosophische Analyse ; ; Bd. 48

Altri autori (Persone)

AmorettiMaria Cristina

VassalloNicla

Disciplina

128.33

Soggetti

Reason

Rationalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- The Life According to Reason is Best and Pleasantest / Amoretti, Maria Cristina / Vassallo, Nicla -- 1. Reason and Science / Psillos, Stathis -- 2. Reason and Knowledge / Engel, Pascal -- 3. Reason and Woman / Code, Lorraine -- 4. Reason and Politics / Sperling, Liz -- 5. Reason and Ethics / Bagnoli, Carla -- 6. Reason and Religion / Baker, Lynne Rudder -- 7. Reason and Aesthetics / Feagin, Susan L. -- 8. Reason and Language / GarcĂ­a-Carpintero, Manuel -- 9. Reason and Logic / Cellucci, Carlo -- 10. Reason and Metaphysics / Bottani, Andrea -- Contributors -- Name Index -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Reason and rationality represent crucial elements of the self-image of human beings and have unquestionably been among the most debated issues in Western philosophy, dating from ancient Greece, through the Middle Ages, and to the present day. Many words and thoughts have already been spent trying to define the nature and standards of reason and rationality, what they could or ought to be, and under what conditions something can be said to be rational. This volume focuses instead on the relationships of reason and rationality to some relevant specific topics, i.e., science, knowledge, gender, p