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This book discusses values and the exercise of practical rationality. The main feature of the research is the multiplicity of approaches of the exercise of practical rationality and the consideration of different spheres of values, that is the ethical, political and aesthetic ones.

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The essays presented here are the outcome of research carried out by members of IFILNOVA (Institute for Philosophy of New University of Lisbon) in 2016.

The IFILNOVA Permanent Seminar seeks to show how values are relevant to humans (both socially and individually). This seminar is the ´place´ where different research will converge towards a unified viewpoint. This includes the discussion of the following questions: What is the philosophical contribution to current affairs and decisions that depend crucially on values? Can philosophy make a difference, namely by bringing practical reason to bear on these affairs and decision? And how to do it? Which are our scientific ´allies´ in this enterprise; psychology, communication sciences, even sociology and history?

This volume shows the connection between practical rationality and values and covers the dimensions ethics, aesthetics and politics.

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Jamie Buckland: Understanding Value ´Relativity´- Luís Sousa: Intersubjectivity and Freedom in Merleau-Ponty´s Phenomenology of Perception - Dina Mendon‡a / JoÆo Sàágua: The plural role of emotions in Ethics: the case of ethical dilemas - Susana Cadilha: John McDowell on practical rationality - is he (really) talking about us?- Regina Queiroz: Rules and personal changing - Marta Faustino: The Ethico-Political Dimension of Foucault´s Though - António Marques: Some notes on Rawls´ critique of Kant´s comprehensive moral philosophy - Erich Rast: Moral Choice without Moralism - Pietro Gori / Paolo Stellino: Moral Relativism and Perspectival Values - Gabriele De Angelis: Political ethics as a functional requirement of democracy: sketching a theory of political values in democratic systems - JoÆo Sàágua / Michael D. Baumtrog: Practical Rationality at Work - A New Argumentation Model - Giovanni Damele / Francesco Pallante: Arguing, bargaining and persuading in constituent processes - Bartholomew Ryan: ´I´m beginning to know myself. I don´t exist.´ The Interval of µlvaro de Campos - Diana Soeiro: Rational Landscape: Spatial justice, politics and aesthetics: The city of Lisbon as a case study - Nélio Concei‡Æo: Technology and urban space: on the relation between the historical approach and the transformation of aesthetic values in Walter Benjamin - Nuno Fonseca: Aesthetic Values Before and Beyond the Evaluation of Artworks - Claudio Rozzoni: Images and Values: a Husserlian perspective - Maria Irene Aparício: The Value(s) of Cinema: Mise-en-scène, Point of View and Ethical Problems - Susana Nascimento Duarte: Vivre sa Vie: the décalage between language and life - Susana Viegas: ´I´d rather be lucky than good.´ Ethical variations in Pickpocket and Match Point .

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António Marques is Full Professor at the Department of Philosophy - Faculdade Ciências Socias e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

JoÆo Sàágua is Full Professor at the Department of Philosophy - Faculdade Ciências Socias e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

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