Intuition and reason, and different conceptions of them, lie behind many significant discussions in recent philosophical ethics and moral psychology. One effect of those discussions has been the insertion of a wedge between the two notions. In this engaging and fascinating book, McGee and Foster make a thought-provoking case for removing that wedge.
Professor Roger Crisp, Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Oxford
I wanted to cheer all the way through this beautifully written book - one that is both incisive and profoundly humane. So much moral philosophy is ensnared in simple rationalism or simple intuitionism: this book argues that intuition and reason are not just at times compatible, in a sort of uneasy compromise, but that each is always essential to the proper functioning of the other. Its takedown of so much utilitarianism is long overdue. It embraces what can be learnt from neuroscience and at the same time appeals to morality in the practice of life, not just in the seminar room. A book that should be on every intelligent reader's shelves.
Dr Iain McGilchrist, author of The Master and His Emissary and The Matter with Things
ISBN:
978-3-031-49717-9
GTIN:
9783031497179
