Life and Action

ISBN-10: 0674033965
ISBN-13: 9780674033962
Category: Philosophy
Pages: 240
Language: English
Published: 2012-03-05
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Author: Michael Thompson

Description

Any sound practical philosophy must be clear on practical concepts—concepts, in particular, of life, action, and practice. This clarity is Michael Thompson’s aim in his ambitious work. In Thompson’s view, failure to comprehend the structures of thought and judgment expressed in these concepts has disfigured modern moral philosophy, rendering it incapable of addressing the larger questions that should be its focus.

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Life and Action: Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought
- 2012-03-05
- 240 pages
- Paperback
- Harvard University Press
Life and Action: Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought
- 2008
- 223 pages
- Paperback
- Harvard University Press
Life and Action: Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought
- 1999-11-05
- 416 pages
- Ebook
- Harvard University Press

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