Published by Princeton University Press. Princeton,1993. Ocl,dj,viii,226p. Index.
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Repeatedly and succesfully, the celebrated Harvard philosopher Robert Nozick has reached out to a broad audience beyond the confines of his discipline, addressing ethical and social problems that matter ro every thoughtful person. In this book Nozick continues his search for the connections between philosophy and "ordinary" experience. In the lively and accessible style that his readers have come to expect, he offers a bold theory of rationality, the one characteristic deemed to fix humanity's specialness. What are principles for? asks Nozick. We could act simply on whim, or maximize our self-interest and recommend that others do the same. As Nozick eplores rationality of decision and rationality of belief, he shows how principles actually function in our day-to-day thinking and in our efforts to live peacefully and productively with one another.

Finally Nozick explores the scope and limits of instrumental rationality, or the effective and efficient pursuit of given goals, and suggests some new conditions on the rationality of goals. Througout, the book combines daring speculations with detailed investigationsto portray teh nature and status of rationality and the essential role taht imagination plays in this singular human aptitude. Other works are: Philosophical Explanations; The examined life; and Anarchy, State & Utopia.

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