The Philosophical Papers of Alan Donagan, Volume 2: Action, Reason, and ValueA major voice in late twentieth-century philosophy, Alan Donagan is distinguished for his theories on the history of philosophy and the nature of morality. The Philosophical Papers of Alan Donagan, volumes 1 and 2, collect 28 of Donagan's most important and best-known essays on historical understanding and ethics from 1957 to 1991. Volume 2 addresses issues in the philosophy of action and moral theory. With papers on Kant, von Wright, Sellars, and Chisholm, this volume also covers a range of questions in applied ethics—from the morality of Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to ethical questions in medicine and law. |
Contents
Philosophical Progress and the Theory of Action | 1 |
Sellars and | 25 |
Von Wright on Causation Intention and Action | 52 |
45678 | 74 |
Real Human Persons 1990 | 89 |
Informed Consent in Therapy and Experimentation | 169 |
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The Philosophical Papers of Alan Donagan, Volume 2: Action, Reason, and Value Alan Donagan No preview available - 1995 |
The Philosophical Papers of Alan Donagan, Volume 2: Action, Reason, and Value Alan Donagan No preview available - 1994 |
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