Practical Reasoning in a Social World: How We Act Together

ISBN-13: 9780521803786 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 216 str.

Keith Graham (University of Bristol)

Opis

This book proposes a theory of practical reasoning that rests on an appeal to universal features of human agency. It contributes to a growing literature on the relation between actions and institutions; between individuals and the collectivities to which they belong; and between those collectivities and the conditions of agency which they impose. The primary audience for the book will be political philosophers, but the implications of Graham's arguments for political action will interest a secondary readership.

Recenzje

"This is the best book in a recent resurgence of interest in social groups." Perspectives on Politics

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Practical reason in context; 2. The indistinctness of persons: causal interconnection; 3. The indistinctness of persons: the personhood of collectivities; 4. Practical collective identification and dissociation; 5. Practical reasoning: sources and constraints; 6. Practical reasoning and morality; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.