Reason and Rationality

✍ Scribed by Maria Cristina Amoretti (editor); Nicla Vassallo (editor)

Publisher: De Gruyter
Year: 2013
Tongue: English
Leaves: 254
Series: Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis; 48
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Reason and rationality represent crucial elements of the self-image of human beings and have unquestionably been among the most debated issues in Western philosophy, dating from ancient Greece, through the Middle Ages, and to the present day. Many words and thoughts have already been spent trying to define the nature and standards of reason and rationality, what they could or ought to be, and under what conditions something can be said to be rational. This volume focuses instead on the relationships of reason and rationality to some relevant specific topics, i.e., science, knowledge, gender, politics, ethics, religion, aesthetics, language, logic, and metaphysics, trying to uncover and clarify both the connections and differences in their various characterisations and uses.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
The Life According to Reason is Best and Pleasantest
1. Reason and Science
2. Reason and Knowledge
3. Reason and Woman
4. Reason and Politics
5. Reason and Ethics
6. Reason and Religion
7. Reason and Aesthetics
8. Reason and Language
9. Reason and Logic
10. Reason and Metaphysics
Contributors
Name Index

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