1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455410003321

Autore

Smith William John

Titolo

The behavior of communicating [[electronic resource] ] : an ethological approach / / W. John Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1977

ISBN

0-674-04379-0

Descrizione fisica

viii, 545 p. : ill

Disciplina

591.59

Soggetti

Animal communication

Animal behavior

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction 2. The Diversity of Displays 3. Analysis of a Display Repertoire 4. Messages: The Kinds of Information Made Available by Displays 5. Widespread Behavioral Selection Messages 6. Further Messages: Behavioral and Nonbehavioral 7. The Origin of Widespread Messages 8. Differing Approaches to the Analysis of Display Behavior 9. Contextual Sources of Information 10. Meanings and Functions 11. Origins and Differentiation of Display Behavior 12. Effects of Evolution on the Forms of Displays and Accoutrements 13. The Concept of Formalized Behavior 14. Formalized Interactions 15. A Prologue to the Study of Communicating References Index



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910971097103321

Autore

DePaul Michael R (Michael Raymond), <1954->

Titolo

Balance and refinement : beyond coherence methods of moral inquiry / / Michael R. DePaul

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1993

ISBN

1-134-95231-7

1-134-95232-5

1-282-37324-2

9786612373244

0-203-00418-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 pages)

Disciplina

170/.42

Soggetti

Ethics, Modern - 20th century

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 (p. [240]-242) and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter Introduction -- part Part I Strategy -- chapter 1 The method of reflective equilibrium and the no contact with reality objection -- chapter 2 A strategy for defending a method of moral inquiry -- part Part II Rationality -- chapter 3 The case for the rationality of radical reflective equilibrium -- chapter 4 Na�vet, corruption, and the method of balance and refinement -- part Part III Warrant -- chapter 5 A perceptual model for the warrant of moral beliefs.

Sommario/riassunto

We all have moral beliefs. But what if one beleif conflicts with another?  DePaul argues that we have to make our beliefs cohere, but that the current coherence methods are seriously flawed. It is not just the arguments that need to be considered in moral enquiry. DePaul asserts that the ability to make sensitive moral judgements is vital to any philosophical inquiry into morality. The inquirer must consider how her life experiences and experiences with literature, film and theatre have influenced her capacity for making moral judgments and attempt to ensure that this capacity is neither naive