Brentano and Intrinsic Value

by Roderick M. Chisholm

Book Overview

Franz Brentano developed an original theory of intrinsic value which he attempted to base on his philosophical psychology. Roderick Chisholm presents here a critical exposition of this theory and its place in Brentano's general philosophical system. He gives a detailed account of Brentano's ontology, showing how Brentano tried to secure objectivity for ethics not through a theory of practical reason, but through his theory of the intentional objects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052126989X
• ISBN13: 9780521269896
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"