Experience and Conduct: A Philosophical Enquiry into Practical Thinking

KÖRNER, Stephan

ISBN 10: 0521299438 / ISBN 13: 9780521299435

Published by Cambridge University Press (reprint of the original published in 1976), 1980

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pp.ix, 268 pages, a very good plus paperback [052129943]. First paperback edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Experience and Conduct: A Philosophical Enquiry into Practical Thinking
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (reprint of the original published in 1976)
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521299438
• ISBN 13: 9780521299435
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

First published in 1976, this is a comprehensive study of practical thinking. Professor Körner shows the complex relations which a person's practical attitudes bear to each other, and shows in particular how their moral or prudential character depends not only on their content and form but also on their place in the system constituted by them. There are detailed accounts of the concepts of morality, prudence, justice, welfare and legality, as well as the logical foundations, epistemology and metaphysics of practical thinking. The book is intended for philosophers and for those political theorists and social scientists who are concerned with the philosophical presuppositions and implications of their enquiries. The book is deliberately organized so that those with less interest in the logical issues dealt with in Part I can proceed quickly and easily to the more substantive issues in Parts II and III.

Book Description

Professor Körner's comprehensive study of practical thinking shows the complex relations which a person's practical attitudes bear to each other, and in particular how their moral or prudential character depends not only on their content and form but also on their place in the system constituted by them.