Description
About the Author
Errol Lord is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. He works in ethical theory, epistemology, the philosophy of action, and aesthetics. He has published papers in Mind, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Oxford Studies in Metaethics, and British Journal of Aesthetics, among other places. He co-edited Weighing Reasons (OUP, 2016) with Barry Maguire.
Reviews
Errol Lord's The Importance of Being Rational is a tour de force treatment of the relationship between reasons, rationality, knowledge, and what Lord calls creditworthiness, the kind of achievement where you don't just do what is right, but do it for the right reasons. * Mark Schroeder, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research *
a beautiful presentation of how one might defend a reasons-first approach to rationality. And it has many insights that will be useful to non-reasons-firsters as well. As such, there's a great deal in the details of Lord's arguments that repays careful consideration. * Karl Schafer, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research *
The Importance of Being Rational marks a new moment in debates about the nature of rationality. It is absolutely compulsory reading for epistemologists, ethicists, and meta-ethicists alike. * Nathan Robert Howard, Ethics *
rich, ambitious, and thought-provoking * Olle Risberg, European Journal of Philosophy *
an essential reading in the literature on reasons. * Julia Staffel, The Philosophical Review *
an admirable philosophical feat that rewards careful study. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the nature, and worth, of rationality. * Carlos Nunez, The Philosophical Quarterly *
an informed, original, rich, sophisticated and exceptionally well-illustrated case for the claim that what we are rationally required to do and what we substantially ought to do is really the same thing. To follow Errol Lord on his route to this conclusion is a frequently rewarding experience and one that is well worth undertaking. * Hallvard Lillehammer, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
Book Information
ISBN 9780192882035
Author Errol Lord
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 442g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 157mm * 14mm