Transcendental Arguments in Moral Theory /

Since Barry Stroud's classic paper in 1968, the general discussion on transcendental arguments tends to focus on examples from theoretical philosophy. It also tends to be pessimistic, or at least extremely reluctant, about the potential of this kind of arguments. Nevertheless, transcendental re...

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Other Authors: Brune, Jens Peter, Stern, Robert, Werner, Micha H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2017
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • A. Reflexions on the general structure and problems of transcendental arguments
  • Silencing the Sceptic? The Prospects for Transcendental Arguments in Practical Philosophy
  • Ambition, Modesty, and Performative Inconsistency
  • On Pain of Self-Contradiction?
  • Claims as Departure Points for Transcendental Arguments: Understanding Argumentation as a Game
  • Still Lonely: The Moral Solipsist after Transcendental Argumentation
  • B. Uses and discussions of transcendental reasoning based on the self-reflective structure of personal autonomy, rational agency, or human self-understanding
  • Constitutivism and Transcendental Practical Philosophy
  • Transcendental Arguments for a Categorical Imperative as Arguments from Agential Self-Understanding
  • Transcendental Arguments and Practical Self-Understanding--Gewirthian Perspectives
  • Transcendental Arguments in Favour of Absolute Values
  • Neither for Beasts nor for Gods: Why only morally-committed Human Beings can accept Transcendental Arguments
  • C. Transcendental reasoning inspired by pragmatism, linguistics, and theories of intersubjectivity
  • Normative Pragmatics: Approach, Promise, Outlook
  • Social Constitutivism and the Role of Retorsive Arguments
  • Transcendental-Pragmatic Foundation of Ethics. Transcendental Arguments and Ethics
  • Conceptual Pragmatism and Normativity: Clarence Irving Lewis
  • Transcending Value: Two Readings of Performative Inconsistency
  • Transcendental Anti-Theodicy
  • Argumentative Discourse: The Transcendental Starting Point of Apelian Discourse Ethics
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Index.