Contextuality in Practical Reason * By A. W. PRICE

A. W. Price, Virtue and Reason in Plato and Aristotle Virtue and Reason in Plato and Aristotle by Price, A. W. Review by: Susan Sauvé Meyer

Two Dualisms of Practical Reason

Dualism is one way to put the traditional dualism of practical reason, i.e., that practical reason can never declare that there is greater overall reason to conform to moral, or prudential, requirements in a case of conflict between our own self-interest and our obligations to others.1 In this paper, I distinguish two methods by which one might accept Dualism. First, I discuss a substantive dua...

Situated Reason, Contextuality, and the Limits of Formalism: A Critical Hermeneutic Perspective

Of the several possible meanings of formalism, I relate to it here as pertaining to the justification of knowledge claims and/or the making of socio-political decisions using strictly rule-determined procedures, often in response to systems imperatives. Of particular concern with reference to the workshop theme are the ways in which such restrictive formalism negatively impacts life-world decis...

Practical Reason and the Possibility of Error

A defense of Immanuel Kant's notion of practical reason

A defense of Immanuel Kant's notion of practical reason" (1993). CUNY Academic Works. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my advisor, Dr. Schwarzenbach, for her assistance in this project. I am especially grateful for the content of her instruction and the work ethic she has instilled in me; each of which I am confident will have a significant influence in much of...