Includes bibliographical references (pages]427]-434) and index.
Introduction: Three Problems for Ethical Theory. Sect. 1. The Rationality Problem. Sect. 2. The Motivation Problem. Sect. 3. Morality and Sanctions -- pt. 1. A Theory of Reason. Ch. 1. The Concept of Reason. Sect. 1. The Right Conception of the Concept of Reason. Sect. 2. Reason in Philosophy and Common Sense. Sect. 3. The Dominant Conception. Sect. 4. Hume's Demotion of Reason in Practice. Sect. 5. The Dominant Conception of Theoretical Reason. Sect. 6. A Fresh Start. Sect. 7. Rationality. Sect. 8. Evaluation from the Rational Point of View. Sect. 9. Other Evaluative Terms from the Concept of Reason. Sect. 10. The Typology of Reason. Sect. 11. Why Follow Reason? Sect. 12. The Concept of Reason. Ch. 2. The Form of Directive Reasons -- Sect. 1. Introduction. Sect. 2. The Dimensions of Directive Reason-Statements. Sect. 3. Abstract and Concrete Reason-Statements -- pt. 2. A Theory of Practical Reason. Ch. 3. Practical Reasons and Motives. Sect. 1. Internalism versus Externalism.