TY - BOOK AU - Rescher,Nicholas. TI - A system of pragmatic idealism, volume II: the validity of values a normative theory of evaluative rationality SN - 0691073910 PY - 2014/// PB - Princeton University Press KW - Philosophy KW - Ethics & Moral Philosophy KW - HPQ N1 - Chapter, Lesson, Part; Part I: Values and Reasons; Chapter, Lesson, Part; One: The Reach of Reason; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Two: Maximization, Optimization, and Rationality; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Three: The Rationality of Values and Evaluations; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Part II: Science and Human Values; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Four: How Wide Is the Gap between Facts and Values?; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Five: Values in the Face of Natural Science; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Part III: Values and Human Nature; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Six: What Is a Person?; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Seven: The Power of Ideals; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Eight: The Meaning of Life; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Part IV: Values and Morality; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Nine: Optimism and Pessimism; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Ten: Moral Objectivity (Are There Moral Facts?); Chapter, Lesson, Part; Eleven: Moral Values as Immune to Relativism; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Tivelve: Moral Rationality: Why Be Moral?; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Part V: Values and Rationality; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Thirteen: Rationality and Happiness; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Fourteen: Values, Pragmatism, and Idealism; Cover, Title,A system of pragmatic idealism, volume II : the validity of values a normative theory of evaluative rationality--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Contents--Preface, Introduction, TOC,List of Displays--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Preface--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Introduction--References, Appendix, Index,Bibliography--References, Appendix, Index,Name Index--References, Appendix, Index,Subject Index UR - http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/PUPB0002793.html ER -