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The Dialectical Necessity of Morality

An Analysis and Defense of Alan Gewirth's Argument to the Principle of Generic Consistency

by Deryck Beyleveld

  • Paperback
  • 562 pages
  • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
  • 15.5 x 23.1 x 3.1 cm

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Alan Gewirth's "Reason and Morality," in which he set forth the Principle of Generic Consistency, is a major work of modern ethical theory that, though much debated and highly respected, has yet to gain full acceptance. Deryck Beyleveld contends that this resistance stems from misunderstanding of the method and logical operations of Gewirth's central argument. In this book Beyleveld seeks to remedy this deficiency. His rigorous reconstruction of Gewirth's argument gives its various parts their most compelling formulation and clarifies its essential logical structure. Beyleveld then classifies all the criticisms that Gewirth's argument has received and measures them against his reconstruction of the argument. The overall result is an immensely rich picture of the argument, in which all of its complex issues and key moves are clearly displayed and its validity can finally be discerned. The comprehensiveness of Beyleveld's treatment provides ready access to the entire debate surrounding the foundational argument of "Reason and Morality." It will be required reading for all who are interested in Gewirth's theory and deontological ethics and will be of central importance to moral and legal theorists.
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  • Author

    Deryck Beyleveld

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    The University of Chicago Press

  • Published

    January 1992

  • Edition

    2nd

  • Weight

    681g

  • Page Count

    562

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.1 x 3.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780226044835

  • ISBN-10

    0226044831

  • Eden Code

    4564991

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