Reason and rationality / / Maria Cristina Amoretti, Nicla Vassallo (eds.)

• Pubblicazione: Frankfurt, : Ontos Verlag, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 128.33
• Soggetto topico: Reason; Rationalism
• Altri autori: AmorettiMaria Cristina VassalloNicla
• 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 / García-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
• Titolo autorizzato: Reason and rationality
• ISBN: 3-11-032586-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809436903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis