198pp., ix. First published in German 1983; this copy, first printing of first translation into English, 1989. Notes, pp. 158-176; Bibliography, pp. 177-191; Index of names, pp. 192-195; Index of subjects, pp. 196-198. Glossy wraps with blue front cover, shading from darker blue across bottom front cover to lighter blue at top front cover; title lettering in yellow superimposed askew over lighter blue letters, creating a double image of title, superimposed over darker blue background. Inside front cover, top left, a black ink hand-stamped:"Gifts & Exchange Section / Harvard College Library. . ." with 'July 1993' date, else artifact As New. Unread.

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Title: What Reason Demands
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge New York New Rochelle Melbourne Sydney
Publication Date: 1989
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521377102
ISBN 13: 9780521377102
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: As New

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Why should we act morally? What justification is to be found in moral demands? This lucid, pithy, and eminently readable book examines the arguments in favor of the claims of moral demands to be found in contemporary ethical theory, arguments deriving from Kant's attempt to provide a foundation for morality.

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An examination of the arguments in favor of the claims of moral demands to be found in contemporary ethical theory, derived from Kant's attempt to provide a foundation for morality.

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