Regel und Grund: Eine philosophische Abhandlung

A study of the reasons why people act and the rules they follow in their actions shows what reasons and rules are: very different things. A rule per se is not a reason to follow the rule. From this assertion, social, moral and legal-philosophical and normative-theoretical conclusions can be drawn, which to a great extent give a new structure to practical philosophy. A conception of morality based on reasons and a conception of law based on rules fit into this structure.