About this title: What are preferences and are they reasons for action? Is it rational to cooperate with others even if that entails acting against one's preferences? The dominant position in philosophy on the topic of practical rationality is that one acts so as to maximize the satisfaction of one's preferences. This view is most closely associated with the work of David Gauthier, and in this collection of essays some of the most innovative philosophers working in this field explore the controversies surrounding Gauthier's position. Several essays argue against influential conceptions of preference, while ...
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Date Published: 2001
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Date Published: 2001
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Date Published: 2001
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Date Published: 2001
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2001
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Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr, West Nyack, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780521781848ISBN:0521781841
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, and New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780521781848ISBN:0521781841
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