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Since the late 1960’s Professor Rescher has carried on a series of investigations in value theory in an endeavor to clarify the nature of values and the ways in which they impact on human affairs. This book collects together some dozen of these studies in a way that showcases the author’s characteristic perspective on this important range of basic philosophy issues. It bring clearly to view the author’s characteristic combinations of analytical accuracies within a broad luminative outlook.
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: VALUES AND THE EXPLANATION OF BEHAVIOUR
Chapter 2: ON THE IMPORT AND RATIONALE OF VALUE ATTRIBUTION
Chapter 3: HOW WIDE IS THE GAP BETWEEN FACTS AND VALUES?
Chapter 4: NOMIC HIERARCHIES AND PROBLEMS OF RELATIVISM
Chapter 5: BY THE STANDARDS OF THEIR DAY
Chapter 6: PRESUMPTION AND THE JUDGMENT OF ELITES
Chapter 7: CAUSAL NECESSITATION AND FREEDOM OF THE WILL
Chapter 8: DESIDERATUM COMPLEMENTARITY
Chapter 9: THE ROLE OF VALUES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Chapter 10: VALUES IN SCIENCE
eBook for Adobe Reader, ISBN 3-938793-03-1
176 pages, 17,50 Euro. Single licence for Windows, Mac, Unix and Mobile! Special conditions for libraries.
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