The Covenant of Reason Rationality and the Commitments of Thought |
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| Author:
| Levi, Isaac |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-17303-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $225.00 |
Book Description:
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Isaac Levi is one of the preeminent philosophers in the areas of pragmatic rationality and epistemology. For Levi, to assume a belief is akin to incurring an obligation to fulfil a commitment (hence the religious connotation in the title, with the use of the word 'covenant'). In this original and influential collection of essays, a wide range of topics is covered, including consequentialism and sequential choice, consensus, voluntarism of belief, and tolerance.
Isaac Levi is one of the preeminent philosophers in the areas of pragmatic rationality and epistemology. For Levi, to assume a belief is akin to incurring an obligation to fulfil a commitment (hence the religious connotation in the title, with the use of the word 'covenant'). In this original and influential collection of essays, a wide range of topics is covered, including consequentialism and sequential choice, consensus, voluntarism of belief, and tolerance.