Inherent and Instrumental Values: Excursions in Value Inquiry - Brossura

 
9780761864943: Inherent and Instrumental Values: Excursions in Value Inquiry
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ISBN 10: 0761864946 ISBN 13: 9780761864943
Casa editrice: UPA, 2014

Sinossi

The essays in this book range broadly over different aspects of value theory and include contributions by Nicholas Rescher, Frances Kamm, Barry Smith, and Jan Narveson. Portions examine the theoretical foundations of values and valuation exploring the rational groundwork for judgments. Other aspects, appealing to value distinctions of inherent, intrinsic, and instrumental, drawn most notably by C. I. Lewis, bring to light matters of aesthetic, social political, ethical, and ontological issues. Throughout Inherent and Instrumental Values, the authors address questions assessing the intrinsic worth of utility of actions and whether manual or professional labor can hold an equal value rating and the implications of this assessment. In other portions of the anthology, authors explore the extent to which such value categories above help clarify and assess moral issues we encounter in everyday life. Among some analyzed in this book are racism and affirmative action, abortion, euthanasia, homelessness, care, and friendship. The theme of the nature of value and the role of valuation we encounter in the days of our life, provide a basis for examining other aspects of axiology that lie beyond the scope of this work.

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Informazioni sull?autore

G. John M. Abbarno is a past president of both the American Society for Value Inquiry and the International Society for Value Inquiry and the current president of the Conference on Philosophical Societies of the American Philosophical Association. He serves as regional coordinator for the Center for Research in Values and Philosophy. Abbarno has published numerous articles on ethical issues and lectured extensively on value theory at universities in China.

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Editore
UPA
Data di pubblicazione
2014
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0761864946
ISBN 13 
9780761864943
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
328
Redattore
Abbarno G. John M.
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
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