Incommensurability, Incomparability, and Practical Reason

Ruth Chang (Editor)

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Author
Ruth Chang (Editor)
Publish Date
1998-01-05
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
384
Publisher Name
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674447565
ISBN-13
9780674447561
citemno
278707
SKU
9780674447561

Description

Can quite different values be rationally weighed against one another? Can the value of one thing always be ranked as greater than, equal to, or less than the value of something else? If the answer to these questions is no, then in what areas do we find commensurability and comparability unavailable? And what are the implications for moral and legal decision making? In this book, some of the sharpest minds in philosophy struggle with these questions.