Slaves of the Passions

Zusatztext inventive, and deserving of attention. Klappentext Mark Schroeder presents an original theory of reasons for action. This theory is broadly Humean, in holding that reasons for action are instrumental, or explained by desires. Slaves of the Passions will be essential reading for anyone interested in metaethics, practical reason, or explanatory moral theory. Zusammenfassung Mark Schroeder presents an original theory of reasons for action. This theory is broadly Humean, in holding that reasons for action are instrumental, or explained by desires. Slaves of the Passions will be essential reading for anyone interested in metaethics, practical reason, or explanatory moral theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Reasons and the Humean Theory 2: Background Conditions 3: Incoherence and Chauvinism 4: Reduction of the Normative 5: Too Many Reasons 6: Too Few Reasons 7: Weighting for Reasons 8: Desire 9: Motivation, Knowledge, and Virtue 10: Instrumentalism 11: Why Be Humean?

Product details

• Authors: Mark Schroeder
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2007
• EAN: 9780199299508
• ISBN: 978-0-19-929950-8
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy