Structural Rationality and Other Essays on Practical Reason

Structural Rationality and Other Essays on Practical Reason by Julian Nida-Rümelin.

In this book, the author shows that it is necessary to enrich the conceptual frame of the theory of rational choice beyond consequentialism. He argues that consequentialism as a general theory of rational action fails and that this does not force us into the dichotomy teleology vs deontology. The un...

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Main Author: Nida-Rümelin, Julian (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Theory and Decision Library A:, Rational Choice in Practical Philosophy and Philosophy of Science, 52
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Philosophy and social sciences.
Analysis (Philosophy).
Philosophy.
Theory (Philosophy).
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and Overview
  • Chapter1. Acting on Beliefs
  • Chapter2. Structures of Agency
  • Chapter3. Reasons for Action
  • Chapter4. Cooperation
  • Chapter5. Communication
  • Chapter6. Structural Intentions
  • Chapter7. Weakness of Will
  • Chapter8. Structural Coherence.

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