UID:
almafu_9958352050902883
Format:
1 online resource (240 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press, 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780674033962
Content:
Any sound practical philosophy must be clear on practical concepts—concepts, in particular, of life, action, and practice. This clarity is Michael Thompson’s aim in his ambitious work. In Thompson’s view, failure to comprehend the structures of thought and judgment expressed in these concepts has disfigured modern moral philosophy, rendering it incapable of addressing the larger questions that should be its focus.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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1. Introductory --
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2. Can Life Be Given a Real Definition? --
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3. The Representation of the Living Individual --
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4. The Representation of the Life-Form Itself --
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5. Introductory --
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6. Types of Practical Explanation --
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7. Naive Explanation of Action --
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8. Action and Time --
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9. Two Tendencies in Practical Philosophy --
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10. Practices and Dispositions as Sources of the Goodness of Individual Actions --
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11. Practice and Disposition as Sources of Individual Action --
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Acknowledgments --
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Index.
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In English.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
DOI:
10.4159/9780674033962
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674033962
