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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Dear Prudence : the Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse
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2021
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Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General
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"Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frugé, Utilitas "... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence. Indeed, he prompted me to do a bit of exploration." -- Christopher Frugé, Utilitas, "The aim of this tightly argued book is to defend and explicate the view that prudential discourse, a central part of human life, is normative. This is frequently taken for granted in moral philosophy but rarely explained or defended." -- S. A. Mason, CHOICE"Guy Fletcher has written an excellent and much needed book about prudence--lucid, thoughtful, and, to my mind, persuasive. He is well acquainted with all the contemporary literature on his topic, and his treatment of the contributions of others is fair, sympathetic, and helpful. While the discussion becomes increasingly subtle and complex, Fletcher remains admirably clear throughout." -- David McNaughton, The Philosophical Quarterly"Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frugé, Utilitas"Guy Fletcher's Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse...covers such topics as the nature of prudential judgment, the semantics of prudential language, the normativity of prudence, its implications for traditional meta-ethical views such as realism, anti-realism and error theory, and much else besides." -- James L D Brown, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Germany, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, Analysis"Dear Prudence is written with an assuredly light-footed, Lewis-like quality: it never gets bogged down and encourages the reader to do much of the important thinking off the page." -- Neil Sinclair, Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom"I think that it is a very impressive piece of work. It is fair to say that all of the topics addressed are significant and that Fletcher has new and interesting things to say about all of the topics he addresses. Anyone working in either metaethics or prudential value theory should read this book." -- Jennifer Hawkins, Ethics, "Guy Fletcher has written an excellent and much needed book about prudence--lucid, thoughtful, and, to my mind, persuasive. He is well acquainted with all the contemporary literature on his topic, and his treatment of the contributions of others is fair, sympathetic, and helpful. While the discussion becomes increasingly subtle and complex, Fletcher remains admirably clear throughout." -- David McNaughton, The Philosophical Quarterly "Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frugé, Utilitas, "Guy Fletcher has written an excellent and much needed book about prudence--lucid, thoughtful, and, to my mind, persuasive. He is well acquainted with all the contemporary literature on his topic, and his treatment of the contributions of others is fair, sympathetic, and helpful. While the discussion becomes increasingly subtle and complex, Fletcher remains admirably clear throughout." -- David McNaughton, The Philosophical Quarterly"Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frugé, Utilitas"Guy Fletcher's Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse...covers such topics as the nature of prudential judgment, the semantics of prudential language, the normativity of prudence, its implications for traditional meta-ethical views such as realism, anti-realism and error theory, and much else besides." -- James L D Brown, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Germany, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, Analysis"Dear Prudence is written with an assuredly light-footed, Lewis-like quality: it never gets bogged down and encourages the reader to do much of the important thinking off the page." -- Neil Sinclair, Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom"I think that it is a very impressive piece of work. It is fair to say that all of the topics addressed are significant and that Fletcher has new and interesting things to say about all of the topics he addresses. Anyone working in either metaethics or prudential value theory should read this book." -- Jennifer Hawkins, Ethics, "The aim of this tightly argued book is to defend and explicate the view that prudential discourse, a central part of human life, is normative. This is frequently taken for granted in moral philosophy but rarely explained or defended." -- S. A. Mason, CHOICE"Guy Fletcher has written an excellent and much needed book about prudence--lucid, thoughtful, and, to my mind, persuasive. He is well acquainted with all the contemporary literature on his topic, and his treatment of the contributions of others is fair, sympathetic, and helpful. While the discussion becomes increasingly subtle and complex, Fletcher remains admirably clear throughout." -- David McNaughton, The Philosophical Quarterly"Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frug'e, Utilitas"Guy Fletcher's Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse...covers such topics as the nature of prudential judgment, the semantics of prudential language, the normativity of prudence, its implications for traditional meta-ethical views such as realism, anti-realism and error theory, and much else besides." -- James L D Brown, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Germany, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, Analysis"Dear Prudence is written with an assuredly light-footed, Lewis-like quality: it never gets bogged down and encourages the reader to do much of the important thinking off the page." -- Neil Sinclair, Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, "... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence. Indeed, he prompted me to do a bit of exploration." -- Christopher Frugé, Utilitas, "Guy Fletcher has written an excellent and much needed book about prudence--lucid, thoughtful, and, to my mind, persuasive. He is well acquainted with all the contemporary literature on his topic, and his treatment of the contributions of others is fair, sympathetic, and helpful. While the discussion becomes increasingly subtle and complex, Fletcher remains admirably clear throughout." -- David McNaughton, The Philosophical Quarterly"Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frugé, Utilitas"Guy Fletcher's Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse...covers such topics as the nature of prudential judgment, the semantics of prudential language, the normativity of prudence, its implications for traditional meta-ethical views such as realism, anti-realism and error theory, and much else besides." -- James L D Brown, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Germany, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, Analysis"Dear Prudence is written with an assuredly light-footed, Lewis-like quality: it never gets bogged down and encourages the reader to do much of the important thinking off the page." -- Neil Sinclair, Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom"I think that it is a very impressive piece of work. It is fair to say that all of the topics addressed are significant and that Fletcher has new and interesting things to say about all of the topics he addresses. Anyone working in either metaethics or prudential value theory should read this book." -- Jennifer Hawkins, Ethics"Dear Prudence is a clearly written and rich treatment of some underexplored meta-normative questions about well-being. Fletcher's book should be read by anyone interested in well-being or in metaethics more generally." -- Connie S. Rosati, The Mind, "The aim of this tightly argued book is to defend and explicate the view that prudential discourse, a central part of human life, is normative. This is frequently taken for granted in moral philosophy but rarely explained or defended." -- S. A. Mason, CHOICE "Guy Fletcher has written an excellent and much needed book about prudence--lucid, thoughtful, and, to my mind, persuasive. He is well acquainted with all the contemporary literature on his topic, and his treatment of the contributions of others is fair, sympathetic, and helpful. While the discussion becomes increasingly subtle and complex, Fletcher remains admirably clear throughout." -- David McNaughton, The Philosophical Quarterly "Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frugé, Utilitas, "The aim of this tightly argued book is to defend and explicate the view that prudential discourse, a central part of human life, is normative. This is frequently taken for granted in moral philosophy but rarely explained or defended." -- S. A. Mason, CHOICE "Guy Fletcher has written an excellent and much needed book about prudence--lucid, thoughtful, and, to my mind, persuasive. He is well acquainted with all the contemporary literature on his topic, and his treatment of the contributions of others is fair, sympathetic, and helpful. While the discussion becomes increasingly subtle and complex, Fletcher remains admirably clear throughout." -- David McNaughton, The Philosophical Quarterly "Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frugé, Utilitas "Guy Fletcher's Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse...covers such topics as the nature of prudential judgment, the semantics of prudential language, the normativity of prudence, its implications for traditional meta-ethical views such as realism, anti-realism and error theory, and much else besides." -- James L D Brown, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Germany, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, Analysis "Dear Prudence is written with an assuredly light-footed, Lewis-like quality: it never gets bogged down and encourages the reader to do much of the important thinking off the page." -- Neil Sinclair, Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, "The aim of this tightly argued book is to defend and explicate the view that prudential discourse, a central part of human life, is normative. This is frequently taken for granted in moral philosophy but rarely explained or defended." -- S. A. Mason, CHOICE"Guy Fletcher has written an excellent and much needed book about prudence--lucid, thoughtful, and, to my mind, persuasive. He is well acquainted with all the contemporary literature on his topic, and his treatment of the contributions of others is fair, sympathetic, and helpful. While the discussion becomes increasingly subtle and complex, Fletcher remains admirably clear throughout." -- David McNaughton, The Philosophical Quarterly"Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frugé, Utilitas"Guy Fletcher's Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse...covers such topics as the nature of prudential judgment, the semantics of prudential language, the normativity of prudence, its implications for traditional meta-ethical views such as realism, anti-realism and error theory, and much else besides." -- James L D Brown, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Germany, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, Analysis"Dear Prudence is written with an assuredly light-footed, Lewis-like quality: it never gets bogged down and encourages the reader to do much of the important thinking off the page." -- Neil Sinclair, Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, "The aim of this tightly argued book is to defend and explicate the view that prudential discourse, a central part of human life, is normative. This is frequently taken for granted in moral philosophy but rarely explained or defended." -- S. A. Mason, CHOICE"Guy Fletcher has written an excellent and much needed book about prudence'e"lucid, thoughtful, and, to my mind, persuasive. He is well acquainted with all the contemporary literature on his topic, and his treatment of the contributions of others is fair, sympathetic, and helpful. While the discussion becomes increasingly subtle and complex, Fletcher remains admirably clear throughout." -- David McNaughton, The Philosophical Quarterly"Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frug'e, Utilitas"Guy Fletcher's Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse...covers such topics as the nature of prudential judgment, the semantics of prudential language, the normativity of prudence, its implications for traditional meta-ethical views such as realism, anti-realism and error theory, and much else besides." -- James L D Brown, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Germany, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, Analysis"Dear Prudence is written with an assuredly light-footed, Lewis-like quality: it never gets bogged down and encourages the reader to do much of the important thinking off the page." -- Neil Sinclair, Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, "The aim of this tightly argued book is to defend and explicate the view that prudential discourse, a central part of human life, is normative. This is frequently taken for granted in moral philosophy but rarely explained or defended." -- S. A. Mason, CHOICE"Guy Fletcher has written an excellent and much needed book about prudenceDLlucid, thoughtful, and, to my mind, persuasive. He is well acquainted with all the contemporary literature on his topic, and his treatment of the contributions of others is fair, sympathetic, and helpful. While the discussion becomes increasingly subtle and complex, Fletcher remains admirably clear throughout." -- David McNaughton, The Philosophical Quarterly"Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frug'e, Utilitas"Guy Fletcher's Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse...covers such topics as the nature of prudential judgment, the semantics of prudential language, the normativity of prudence, its implications for traditional meta-ethical views such as realism, anti-realism and error theory, and much else besides." -- James L D Brown, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Germany, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, Analysis"Dear Prudence is written with an assuredly light-footed, Lewis-like quality: it never gets bogged down and encourages the reader to do much of the important thinking off the page." -- Neil Sinclair, Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, "The aim of this tightly argued book is to defend and explicate the view that prudential discourse, a central part of human life, is normative. This is frequently taken for granted in moral philosophy but rarely explained or defended." -- S. A. Mason, CHOICE"Guy Fletcher has written an excellent and much needed book about prudence--lucid, thoughtful, and, to my mind, persuasive. He is well acquainted with all the contemporary literature on his topic, and his treatment of the contributions of others is fair, sympathetic, and helpful. While the discussion becomes increasingly subtle and complex, Fletcher remains admirably clear throughout." -- David McNaughton, The Philosophical Quarterly"Those interested in theoretical issues concerning prudence or in meta-normativity outside the confines of morality would be well served by studying this book ... Fletcher is utterly successful in his primary goal of showing the importance of exploring the meta-normativity of prudence." -- Christopher Frug´e, Utilitas"Guy Fletcher's Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse...covers such topics as the nature of prudential judgment, the semantics of prudential language, the normativity of prudence, its implications for traditional meta-ethical views such as realism, anti-realism and error theory, and much else besides." -- James L D Brown, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Germany, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, Analysis"Dear Prudence is written with an assuredly light-footed, Lewis-like quality: it never gets bogged down and encourages the reader to do much of the important thinking off the page." -- Neil Sinclair, Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Table Of Content
IntroductionPART 1: Prudence, Prudential Discourse, and Normativity1. Prudence as a System of Categorical Imperatives2. Is Prudential Discourse Normative?PART 2: The Nature of Prudential Discourse3. Prudential Language and Context (I): Good for and Needs4. Prudential Language and Context (II): Contextualism And Pluralism5. Prudential Judgements and MotivationPART 3: Prudential Discourse Is Normative: What Follows?6. Prudential Normativity, Moral Skepticisms, and Metaethics7. Prudential Normativity: Realism and Anti-RealismConclusion: Taking Stock and Looking AheadBibliography
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This study provides the first book-length exploration of prudential discourse and normativity. Guy Fletcher argues that prudential discourse is authoritative and normative, like moral discourse; and shows that prudential discourse sheds light on the meta-normative., Philosophers have long theorized about what makes people's lives go well, and why, and the extent to which morality and self-interest can be reconciled. However, we have spent little time on meta-prudential questions, questions about prudential discourse--thought and talk about what is good and bad for us; what contributes to well-being; and what we have prudential reason, or prudentially ought, to do. This situation is surprising given that prudence is, prima facie , a normative form of discourse and cries out for further investigation of what it is like and whether it has problematic commitments. It also marks a stark contrast from moral discourse, about which there has been extensive theorizing, in meta-ethics. Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse has three broad aims. Firstly, Guy Fletcher explores the nature of prudential discourse. Secondly, he argues that prudential discourse is normative and authoritative, like moral discourse. Thirdly, Fletcher aims to show that prudential discourse is worthy of further, explicit, attention both due to its intrinsic interest but also for the light it sheds on the meta-normative more broadly., Philosophers have long theorized about what makes people's lives go well, and why, and the extent to which morality and self-interest can be reconciled. However, we have spent little time on meta-prudential questions, questions about prudential discourse--thought and talk about what is good and bad for us; what contributes to well-being; and what we have prudential reason, or prudentially ought, to do. This situation is surprising given that prudence is, prima facie, a normative form of discourse and cries out for further investigation of what it is like and whether it has problematic commitments. It also marks a stark contrast from moral discourse, about which there has been extensive theorizing, in meta-ethics.Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse has three broad aims. Firstly, Guy Fletcher explores the nature of prudential discourse. Secondly, he argues that prudential discourse is normative and authoritative, like moral discourse. Thirdly, Fletcher aims to show that prudential discourse is worthy of further, explicit, attention both due to its intrinsic interest but also for the light it sheds on the meta-normative more broadly., Philosophers have long theorized about what makes people's lives go well, and why, and the extent to which morality and self-interest can be reconciled. However, we have spent little time on meta-prudential questions, questions about prudential discourse - thought and talk about what is good and bad for us; what contributes to well-being; and what we have prudential reason, or prudentially ought, to do. This situation is surprising given that prudence is, prima facie, a normative form of discourse and cries out for further investigation of what it is like and whether it has problematic commitments. It also marks a stark contrast from moral discourse, about which there has been extensive theorizing, in meta-ethics.Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse has three broad aims. Firstly, Guy Fletcher explores the nature of prudential discourse. Secondly, he argues that prudential discourse is normative and authoritative, like moral discourse. Thirdly, Fletcher aims to show that prudential discourse is worthy of further, explicit, attention both due to its intrinsic interest but also for the light it sheds on the meta-normative more broadly.
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