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Ruling Passions: A Theory of Practical Reasoning (Updated Edition) by Simon Blackburn Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2001 ISBN-10: 0-19-924139-2 / 0199241392 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-924139-2 / 9780199241392 Simon Blackburn puts forward a compelling original philosophy of human motivation and morality. He maintains that we cannot get clear about ethics until we get clear about human nature. So these are the sorts of questions he addresses: Why do we behave as we do? Can we improve? Is our ethics at war |