Dark blue hardback with gilt lettered spine: firm and square, strong joints, no bumps, just lightly shelf-worn. Complete with original dustjacket: showing well, no tears, no chips. Contents crisp, tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 225mm x 145mm. Pages: 164. Fully indexed. Thus a better than very good.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Conception of Value

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0198244959

ISBN 13

9780198244950

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

Weight

12 ounces

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Philosophy, Religion & Theology

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Synopsis

The works of Paul Grice collected in this volume present his metaphysical defence of value, and represent a modern attempt to provide a metaphysical foundation for value. Value judgements are viewed as objective; value is part of the world that we live in, nonetheless it is constructed by us. We inherit or seem to inherit, the Aristotlelian world in which objects and creatures are characterized in terms of finality features, namely, what they are supposed to do. We are thereby enabled to evaluate by reference to function and finality. This is not surprising. The most striking part of Grice's position, however, is his contention that the legitimacy of such evaluations rests ultimately on an argument for absolute value. The collection includes Grice's three previously unpublished Carus Lectures on the Conception of Value, delivered in 1983. The work is aimed at scholars interested in metaphysics, epistemology, and the philosophy of psychology, and of mind.

Review

Although difficult, these lectures sparkle with wit. Grice's love of subtlety comes across as an infectious intellectual exuberance. They are challenging and delightful at the same time. Happy the writer who can leave readers grateful to have shared such pleasure in his ideas. (Simon Blackburn, Times Literary Supplement)

a welcome addition to current debates about the objectivity of value. (Philosophical Review)

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