Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This book gives an account of the relationship between rational requirements and overriding reasons for action. The author argues that whereas the former are governed by a standard of intra-personal coherence of attitudes, the latter ask for some sort of moral reasoning in order to meet the standard of inter-personal coherence of attitudes. In the former case, we essentially give reasons for action to ourselves (begr nden), in the latter, a justification is owed to others (rechtfertigen). In contrast to non-detachable practical inferences involved in instrumental reasoning, some principle equivalent to Kant 's categorical imperative is needed to buttress the premise of practical inferences with the conclusion to be detached.
Synopsis
Handlungsgrnde besitzen unterschiedliche Formen und Reichweiten der Verbindlichkeit. Die vorliegende Untersuchung entwickelt formale Kriterien sowohl der Rationalitt als auch der Vernnftigkeit, also der intra- und der interpersonellen Kohrenz praktischer berlegungen. Der Autor bezieht sich auf anglophon-analytische wie auf kontinental-historische Debatten zum Handlungsbegriff und gelangt damit zu einer nicht-naturalistischen Antwort auf die Frage nach den Standards des Gelingens von Begrndungen und Rechtfertigungen unserer Handlungen.
Synopsis
The series, founded in 1970, publishes works which either combine studies in the history of philosophy with a systematic approach or bring together systematic studies with reconstructions from the history of philosophy. Monographs are published in English as well as in German.
The founding editors are Erhard Scheibe (editor until 1991), G nther Patzig (until 1999) and Wolfgang Wieland (until 2003). From 1990 to 2007, the series had been co-edited by J rgen Mittelstra , and from 2005 to 2020 by Jens Halfwassen.