{"product_id":"grice-paul-aspects-of-reason-9780198242529","title":"Aspects of Reason","description":"Reasons and reasoning were central to the work of Paul Grice, one of the \n\u003cbr\u003e\nmost influential and admired philosophers of the late twentieth century. In \n\u003cbr\u003e\nthe John Locke Lectures that Grice delivered in Oxford at the end of the \n\u003cbr\u003e\n1970s, he set out his fundamental thoughts about these topics; Aspects of \n\u003cbr\u003e\nReason is the long-awaited publication of those lectures. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe focal point is an investigation of practical necessity (the necessity of \n\u003cbr\u003e\n'I must not torture' or 'I must go to law school' for example). Grice \n\u003cbr\u003e\ncontends that practical necessities are established by derivation; they are \n\u003cbr\u003e\nnecessary because they are derivable. Aspects of Reason sets this claim in \n\u003cbr\u003e\nthe context of an account of reasons and reasoning. This allows Grice to \n\u003cbr\u003e\ndefend his treatment of necessity against obvious objections, also revealing \n\u003cbr\u003e\nhow the construction of explicit derivations can play a central role in \n\u003cbr\u003e\nexplaining as well as justifying thought and action. Grice was still working \n\u003cbr\u003e\non Aspects of Reason during the last years of his life; unpolished as it is, \n\u003cbr\u003e\nthe book provides an intimate glimpse into the workings of his mind. This \n\u003cbr\u003e\nrich and subtle work, powerfully evocative of its author, will refresh and \n\u003cbr\u003e\nilluminate many areas of contemporary philosophy. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53645154156886,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9780198242529_1_e1c2a9a6-9cf0-45a7-9450-e0f4a2e84b9e.jpg?v=1778716583","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/grice-paul-aspects-of-reason-9780198242529","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}