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Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy

by Bernard Williams ...

Bernard Williams is an eloquent member of that small but important group of distinguished thinkers who are trying to erase the borders between the experts and all of us who grapple with moral issues in our own lives. In this book he delivers a sustained indictment of systematic moral theory from Kant onward and offers a persuasive alternative.Kant’s ideas involved a view of the self we can no ... Read more

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Bernard Williams is an eloquent member of that small but important group of distinguished thinkers who are trying to erase the borders between the experts and all of us who grapple with moral issues in our own lives. In this book he delivers a sustained indictment of systematic moral theory from Kant onward and offers a persuasive alternative.Kant’s ideas involved a view of the self we can no
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Truth and Truthfulness

An Essay in Genealogy

by Bernard Williams ...

Series series Princeton Classics
What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? No philosopher is better suited to answer these questions than Bernard Williams. Writing with his characteristic combination of passion and elegant simplicity, he explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine.Modern culture exhibits two ... Read more

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What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? No philosopher is better suited to answer these questions than Bernard Williams. Writing with his characteristic combination of passion and elegant simplicity, he explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine.Modern culture exhibits two
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Problems of the Self

Philosophical Papers 1956–1972

by Bernard Williams ...

This is a volume of philosophical studies, centred on problems of personal identity and extending to related topics in the philosophy of mind and moral philosophy. ... Read more

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This is a volume of philosophical studies, centred on problems of personal identity and extending to related topics in the philosophy of mind and moral philosophy.
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Morality

An Introduction to Ethics

by Bernard Williams ...

Series series Canto Classics
In Morality Bernard Williams confronts the problems of writing moral philosophy and offers a stimulating alternative to more systematic accounts which seem nevertheless to have left all the important issues somewhere off the page. Williams explains, analyses and distinguishes a number of key positions, from the purely amoral to notions of subjective or relative morality, testing their coherence ... Read more

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In Morality Bernard Williams confronts the problems of writing moral philosophy and offers a stimulating alternative to more systematic accounts which seem nevertheless to have left all the important issues somewhere off the page. Williams explains, analyses and distinguishes a number of key positions, from the purely amoral to notions of subjective or relative morality, testing their coherence
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Moral Luck

Philosophical Papers 1973–1980

by Bernard Williams ...

A new volume of philosophical essays by Bernard Williams. The book is a successor to Problems of the Self, but whereas that volume dealt mainly with questions of personal identity, Moral Luck centres on questions of moral philosophy and the theory of rational action. That whole area has of course been strikingly reinvigorated over the last deacde, and philosophers have both broadened and deepened ... Read more

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A new volume of philosophical essays by Bernard Williams. The book is a successor to Problems of the Self, but whereas that volume dealt mainly with questions of personal identity, Moral Luck centres on questions of moral philosophy and the theory of rational action. That whole area has of course been strikingly reinvigorated over the last deacde, and philosophers have both broadened and deepened
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Vietnam Studies - Cedar Falls-Junction City: A Turning Point [Illustrated Edition]

by Lieutenant General Bernard William Rogers ...

[Includes 1 charts, 17 map, 8 diagrams and 33 illustrations]."Operations CEDAR FALLS and JUNCTION CITY took place during the first five months of 1967 and were the first multidivisional operations in Vietnam to be conducted according to a preconceived plan. They were to result in a turning point in the war: they confirmed that such operations do have a place in counterinsurgency warfare today; ... Read more

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[Includes 1 charts, 17 map, 8 diagrams and 33 illustrations]."Operations CEDAR FALLS and JUNCTION CITY took place during the first five months of 1967 and were the first multidivisional operations in Vietnam to be conducted according to a preconceived plan. They were to result in a turning point in the war: they confirmed that such operations do have a place in counterinsurgency warfare today;
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Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy

by Bernard Williams ...

By the time of his death in 2003, Bernard Williams was one of the greatest philosophers of his generation. Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy is not only widely acknowledged to be his most important book, but also hailed a contemporary classic of moral philosophy.Presenting a sustained critique of moral theory from Kant onwards, Williams reorients ethical theory towards ‘truth, truthfulness and ... Read more

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By the time of his death in 2003, Bernard Williams was one of the greatest philosophers of his generation. Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy is not only widely acknowledged to be his most important book, but also hailed a contemporary classic of moral philosophy.Presenting a sustained critique of moral theory from Kant onwards, Williams reorients ethical theory towards ‘truth, truthfulness and
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Truth and Truthfulness

An Essay in Genealogy

by Bernard Williams ...

What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? No philosopher is better suited to answer these questions than Bernard Williams. Writing with his characteristic combination of passion and elegant simplicity, he explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine.Modern culture exhibits two ... Read more

$28.99 USD

What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? No philosopher is better suited to answer these questions than Bernard Williams. Writing with his characteristic combination of passion and elegant simplicity, he explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine.Modern culture exhibits two
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Utilitarianism

For and Against

by J. J. C. Smart, Bernard Williams ...

Two essays on utilitarianism, written from opposite points of view, by J. J. C. Smart and Bernard Williams. In the first part of the book Professor Smart advocates a modern and sophisticated version of classical utilitarianism; he tries to formulate a consistent and persuasive elaboration of the doctrine that the rightness and wrongness of actions is determined solely by their consequences, and in ... Read more

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Two essays on utilitarianism, written from opposite points of view, by J. J. C. Smart and Bernard Williams. In the first part of the book Professor Smart advocates a modern and sophisticated version of classical utilitarianism; he tries to formulate a consistent and persuasive elaboration of the doctrine that the rightness and wrongness of actions is determined solely by their consequences, and in
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Moral Luck / Moralischer Zufall

Englisch/Deutsch. [Great Papers Philosophie]

by Bernard Williams ...

Translated by Stefan Riedener ...

Series series Reclams Universal-Bibliothek
Einer der ganz großen Essays der philosophischen Ethik in neuer Übersetzung, mit Kommentar und einführendem NachwortWilliams' Text diskutiert eines der faszinierendsten Probleme der Ethik: Wir bewerten uns als Handelnde oft danach, ob unser Handeln erfolgreich war – auch wenn dieser Erfolg jenseits unserer Kontrolle lag. Es scheint also vom Zufall abzuhängen, ob wir mit uns in Bezug auf unser ... Read more

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Einer der ganz großen Essays der philosophischen Ethik in neuer Übersetzung, mit Kommentar und einführendem NachwortWilliams' Text diskutiert eines der faszinierendsten Probleme der Ethik: Wir bewerten uns als Handelnde oft danach, ob unser Handeln erfolgreich war – auch wenn dieser Erfolg jenseits unserer Kontrolle lag. Es scheint also vom Zufall abzuhängen, ob wir mit uns in Bezug auf unser
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Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline

by Bernard Williams ...

A career-spanning collection of insight about the human condition from an esteemed and celebrated philosopher.What can—and what can't—philosophy do? What are its ethical risks—and its possible rewards? How does it differ from science? In Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline, Bernard Williams addresses these questions and presents a striking vision of philosophy as fundamentally different from ... Read more

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A career-spanning collection of insight about the human condition from an esteemed and celebrated philosopher.What can—and what can't—philosophy do? What are its ethical risks—and its possible rewards? How does it differ from science? In Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline, Bernard Williams addresses these questions and presents a striking vision of philosophy as fundamentally different from
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IMMANUEL KANT: Philosophical Books, Critiques & Essays

Enriched edition. The Critique of Pure Reason, Practical Reason and Judgment; Philosophy of Law…

by Immanuel Kant, Logan Bremner2 ...

Translated by Thomas De Quincey, Paul Carus, J. M. D. Meiklejohn, J. H. Bernard, William Hastie, Emanuel F. Goerwitz, T. K. Abbott, W. J. Eckoff, R. B. Haldane ...

Immanuel Kant: Philosophical Books, Critiques & Essays offers a comprehensive exploration of Kant's pivotal contributions to philosophy, characterized by his meticulous analytical style and profound inquiries into human understanding, metaphysics, and ethics. This anthology includes seminal works such as the "Critique of Pure Reason" and the "Critique of Practical Reason," revealing Kant's ... Read more

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Immanuel Kant: Philosophical Books, Critiques & Essays offers a comprehensive exploration of Kant's pivotal contributions to philosophy, characterized by his meticulous analytical style and profound inquiries into human understanding, metaphysics, and ethics. This anthology includes seminal works such as the "Critique of Pure Reason" and the "Critique of Practical Reason," revealing Kant's
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