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Being Reasonable: The Case for a Misunderstood Virtue

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Availability:In StockContributor:Krista LawlorPublish date:3/17/2026Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674297470ISBN-10:674297474UPC:9780674297470Book Category:Philosophy, LawBook Subcategory:Epistemology, Jurisprudence, Ethics & Moral PhilosophyWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC5D2F11BN

Being Reasonable: The Case for a Misunderstood Virtue

A leading philosopher explores what it means to be reasonable--and why it matters for the well-being of our society.

Reasonableness plays many roles in our lives. In Anglo-American law, it is the yardstick for a wide range of behavior--the "reasonable-person standard" governs everything from contract enforcement to killing in self-defense. In politics, a state can maintain a liberal democracy...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674297470ISBN-10:674297474UPC:9780674297470Book Category:Philosophy, LawBook Subcategory:Epistemology, Jurisprudence, Ethics & Moral PhilosophyWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC5D2F11BN
Lawlor, Krista: - Krista Lawlor is Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University and the author of New Thoughts about Old Things: Cognitive Policies as the Ground of Singular Concepts and Assurance: An Austinian Account of Knowledge and Knowledge Claims.
Publisher: Harvard University Press

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