Normative reasons : between reasoning and explanation /
Reasons matter greatly to us in both ordinary and theoretical contexts, being connected to two fundamental normative concerns, figuring out what we should do and what attitudes to have, and understanding the duties and responsibilities that apply to us. This book introduces and critiques most of the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2022.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in philosophy.
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| Summary: | Reasons matter greatly to us in both ordinary and theoretical contexts, being connected to two fundamental normative concerns, figuring out what we should do and what attitudes to have, and understanding the duties and responsibilities that apply to us. This book introduces and critiques most of the contemporary theories of normative reasons, considerations that speak in favor of an action, belief or emotion, to explore how they work. Artūrs Logins develops and defends a new theory, the Erotetic view of reasons, according to which normative reasons are appropriate answers to normative why questions. (Why should I do this?). This theory draws on evidence of how why questions work in informal logic, language and philosophy of science. The resulting view is able to avoid the problems of previous accounts, while retaining all of their attractive features, and it also suggests exciting directions for future research. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 241 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-237) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781316513774 1316513777 9781009074742 1009074741 |