Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse
Guy Fletcher, "Dear Prudence: The Nature and Normativity of Prudential Discourse"
English | ISBN: 0198858264 | 2021 | 224 pages | EPUB | 399 KB
English | ISBN: 0198858264 | 2021 | 224 pages | EPUB | 399 KB
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
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