02992nam 2200613 a 450 991081570440332120240313223121.03-11-032775-910.1515/9783110327755(CKB)2550000001096906(EBL)1195438(OCoLC)851970778(SSID)ssj0000801413(PQKBManifestationID)11459409(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000801413(PQKBWorkID)10773782(PQKB)10030068(MiAaPQ)EBC1195438(DE-B1597)211702(OCoLC)853269992(DE-B1597)9783110327755(Au-PeEL)EBL1195438(CaPaEBR)ebr10728745(CaONFJC)MIL503440(EXLCZ)99255000000109690620060427d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrValue matters studies in axiology /Nicholas RescherFrankfurt Ontos Verlag20041 online resource (145 p.)Practical Philosophy ;8Practical philosophy ;Bd. 8Description based upon print version of record.3-11-032741-4 1-299-72189-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-134).Frontmatter -- PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY -- Table of 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 -- BackmatterFor 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 book. (See the footnotes for publication details.) The remaining six chapters are new, and combine to form overall a synoptic overview of fundamental issues in the theory of value. 1. BY THE STANDARDS OF THEIR DAY 2. ON THE IMPORT AND RATIONALE OF VALUE ATTRIBUTION 3. NOMIC HIERACHIES AND PROBLEMS Practical PhilosophyValuesValues.100Rescher Nicholas50144MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815704403321Value matters3998455UNINA