Reasons and persons /
This book challenges, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity. The author claims that we have a false view of our own nature; that it is often rational to act against our own best interests; that most of us have moral views that...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
1986.
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Philosophy module. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book challenges, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity. The author claims that we have a false view of our own nature; that it is often rational to act against our own best interests; that most of us have moral views that are directly self-defeating; and that, when we consider future generations the conclusions will often be disturbing. He concludes that moral non-religious moral philosophy is a young subject, with a promising but unpredictable future. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (560 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 019824908X 9780198249085 9780191622441 0191622443 |