The Practice of Value (The ^ABerkeley Tanner Lectures) - Softcover

Raz, Joseph

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9780199278466: The Practice of Value (The ^ABerkeley Tanner Lectures)
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2005

Synopsis

The Practice of Value explores the nature of value and its relation to the social and historical conditions under which human agents live. At the core of the book are the Tanner Lectures delivered at Berkeley in 2001 by Joseph Raz, who has been one of the leading figures in moral and legal philosophy since the 1970's. Raz argues that values depend importantly on social practices, but that we can make sense of this dependence without falling back on cultural relativism. In response, three eminent philosophers, Christine Korsgaard, Robert Pippin, and Bernard Williams, offer their own distinctive reflections on the connections between value and practice. The book begins with an introduction by Jay Wallace, setting the scene for what follows, and ends with a response from Raz to his commentators. The result is a fascinating debate, accessible to readers throughout and beyond philosophy, about the relations between human values and human life.

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About the Author

Joseph Raz is Professor of Philosophy of Law at the University of Oxford, and Visiting Professor of Jurisprudence at Columbia University, New York.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199278466
ISBN 13 
9780199278466
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
161
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