Incommensurability and its Implications for Practical Reasoning, Ethics and Justice (Paperback)

Language: English

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2018

1786602288 / 9781786602282

Series: Book 4 of 10 - Values and Identities: Crossing Philosophical Borders

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Paperback. If values conflict and rival human interests clash we often have to weigh them against each other. However, under particular conditions incommensurability prevents the assignment of determinable and impartial weights. In those cases an objective balance does not exist. The original thesis of this book sheds new light on aspects of incommensurability and its implications for public decision-making, ethics and justice. Martijn Boot analyzes a number of previously ignored or unrecognized concepts, such as incomplete comparability, incompletely justified choice, indeterminateness and ethical deficit concepts that are essential for comprehending problems of incommensurability. Apart from problematic implications, incommensurability has also favourable consequences. It creates room for autonomous rational choices that are not dictated by reason. Besides, insight into incommensurability promotes recognition of different possible rankings of universally valid but sometimes conflicting human values.This book avoids unnecessary technical language and is accessible not only for specialists but for a large audience of philosophers, ethicists, political theorists, economists, lawyers and interested persons without specialized knowledge. This highly original book sheds new light on aspects of incommensurability of values and its implications for ethics and justice. It provides original and innovative analysis of the characteristics of incommensurability in relation to values, and explores the implications of incommensurability for ethics, justice and public decision-making. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Title
Incommensurability and its Implications for Practical Reasoning, Ethics and Justice (Paperback)
Author
Martijn Boot
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
Publication year
2018
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Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1786602288
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9781786602282
Series
Book 4 of 10: Values and Identities: Crossing Philosophical Borders

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