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Incommensurability and its Implications for Practical Reasoning, Ethics and Justice (Paperback)
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Incommensurability and its Implications for Practical Reasoning, Ethics and Justice (Paperback)
Series: Values and Identities: Crossing Philosophical Borders
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If values conflict and rival human interests clash we often have to
weigh them against each other. However, under particular conditions
incommensurability prevents the assignment of determinable and
impartial weights. In those cases an objective balance does not
exist. The original thesis of this book sheds new light on aspects
of incommensurability and its implications for public
decision-making, ethics and justice. Martijn Boot analyzes a number
of previously ignored or unrecognized concepts, such as 'incomplete
comparability', 'incompletely justified choice',
'indeterminateness' and 'ethical deficit' - concepts that are
essential for comprehending problems of incommensurability. Apart
from problematic implications, incommensurability has also
favourable consequences. It creates room for autonomous rational
choices that are not dictated by reason. Besides, insight into
incommensurability promotes recognition of different possible
rankings of universally valid but sometimes conflicting human
values. This book avoids unnecessary technical language and is
accessible not only for specialists but for a large audience of
philosophers, ethicists, political theorists, economists, lawyers
and interested persons without specialized knowledge.
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