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This book shows how a sophisticated version of pragmatism, resting on a novel conception of rationality, can justify a range of important practices, including our practices of moral and epistemic evaluation, as well as our practice of making judgments regarding free will and moral responsibility.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Pragmatism and Normativity
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Front Matter
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Pragmatism and Morality
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Front Matter
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Pragmatism and Epistemology
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
JEREMY RANDEL KOONS is Visiting Associate Professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. He has held teaching positions at the American University of Beirut, the University of Hong Kong, and Stonehill College (Massachusetts). He has also published several articles in ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pragmatic Reasons
Book Subtitle: A Defense of Morality and Epistemology
Authors: Jeremy Randel Koons
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230239579
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-57696-4Published: 22 April 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-23957-9Published: 22 April 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 292
Topics: Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Epistemology, Modern Philosophy