Ruling Passions A Theory of Practical Reasoning

"In RULING PASSIONS, Blackburn elaborates his position through engagement with a variety of writers whose ideas differ from his. He is a capable and energetic critic, if not always a thorough or judicious one. He is plainly impatient with what he perceives as the excessive high-mindedness of some moral philosophers, and his direct, no-nonsense style of criticism is sometimes refreshing. At other times, however, his impatience gets the better of him; his characterizations of opposing views become careless, and his tone becomes unduly dismissive."Blackburn, Simon is the author of 'Ruling Passions A Theory of Practical Reasoning', published 2001 under ISBN 9780199241392 and ISBN 0199241392.