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Aspects of Reason (Paperback)
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Aspects of Reason (Paperback)
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Reasons and reasoning were central to the work of Paul Grice, one
of the most influential and admired philosophers of the late
twentieth century. In the John Locke Lectures that Grice delivered
in Oxford at the end of the 1970s, he set out his fundamental
thoughts about these topics; Aspects of Reason is the long-awaited
publication of those lectures. The focal point is an investigation
of practical necessity (the necessity of 'I must not torture' or 'I
must go to law school' for example). Grice contends that practical
necessities are established by derivation; they are necessary
because they are derivable. Aspects of Reason sets this claim in
the context of an account of reasons and reasoning. This allows
Grice to defend his treatment of necessity against obvious
objections, also revealing how the construction of explicit
derivations can play a central role in explaining as well as
justifying thought and action. Grice was still working on Aspects
of Reason during the last years of his life; unpolished as it is,
the book provides an intimate glimpse into the workings of his
mind. This rich and subtle work, powerfully evocative of its
author, will refresh and illuminate many areas of contemporary
philosophy.
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