Constructions of Practical Reason

Herlinde Pauer-Studer is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Vienna. This is her first work published in English.

"Brilliantly organized, this very important work allows nine of the most influential philosophers in the Anglo-American tradition to present their views about ethics, social and political philosophy, and philosophy of law in an accessible and highly revealing manner. The question-answer format allows them to focus not only on the most important aspects of their thought, but also - thanks to the interviewer, Pauer-Studer - on important contrasts and comparisons between their views and the views of the other contributors. Reading these interviews together, in a single volume, reveals infinitely more about the contributors' work than reading their works separately." - David Ingram, Loyola University "The question-answer format allows them to focus not only on the most important aspects of their thought, but also - thanks to the interviewer, Pauer-Studer - on important contrasts and comparisons between their views and the views of the other contributors. Reading these interviews together, in a single volume, reveals infinitely more about the contributors' work than reading their works separately." - David Ingram, Loyola University "The content of [Pauer-Studer's] questions - and hence the substance of the interviews - is of very high quality , , , ,most of the philosophers interviewed, here freed of the contrains of scholarly publication, express their deepese insights in refreshingly ordinary and jargon-free language." - CHOICE