The Dialectical Necessity of Morality: An Analysis and Defense of Alan Gewirth's Argument to the Principle of Generic Consistency

by Deryck Beyleveld

Book Overview

Alan Gewirth's Reason and Morality, in which he set forth the Principle of Generic Consistency, is a major work of modern ethical theory that, though much debated and highly respected, has yet to gain full acceptance. Deryck Beyleveld contends that this resistance stems from misunderstanding of the method and logical operations of Gewirth's central argument. In this book Beyleveld seeks to remedy this deficiency. His rigorous reconstruction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226044831
• ISBN13: 9780226044835
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 562 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"