Product Details
ISBN: 9780195080124
Category: Philosophy of Mind
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 1992-11-26
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC
Illustrations: line illustrations throughout
Country of origin: United States
Pages: 474
Pagination: 474 pages, line illustrations throughout
Dimensions (mm): 234x156x36mm
Weight: 741g
Natural Reasons: Personality And Polity
This book is about rationality of decisions and actions: it illustrates the continuity of the philosophy of mind with ethics and jurisprudence. Dr Hurley brings Wittgenstein's and Davidson's arguments about interpretation to bear on decision theory, social choice theory and the theory of adjudication. In each of these contexts, her particular concern is to consider the differences and similarities between interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships, and between the resolution of conflicts between persons and the resolution of conflicts faced by individuals. This theme culminates in an examination of the relationship between the values of personal autonomy and those of democracy.