Paul Grice (author) - Aspects of Reason

CLARENDON PRESS OXFORD

2001

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Grice, H. P. (H. Paul)
Aspects of reason/Paul Grice; with an introduction by Richard Warner.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Reasoning. I. Title.
B1641.G483 A86 2001 128.33dc21 2001016403
ISBN 0-19-824252-2

more than one philosopher has held the view that vitally important philosophical consequences can be reached by derivation from the idea of a rational being. Aristotle, for example, thought that he could reach a characterization of the end for man... And Kant considered that among the important dividends which could be derived from the idea of a rational being was the moral necessity of adherence to the Categorical Imperative. (4)