Practical Reality

Zusatztext ... a very thorough discussion on differing, opposing, and complimentary constructions of reasons for action. Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Dancy is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading. Klappentext Practical Reality is a lucid original study of the relation between the reasons why we do things and the reasons why we should. Jonathan Dancy maintains that current philosophical orthodoxy bowdlerizes this relation! making it impossible to understand how anyone can act for a good reason. By giving a fresh account of values and reasons! he finds a place for normativity in philosophy of mind and action! and strengthens the connection between these areas and ethics. Zusammenfassung A study of the relation between the reasons why we do things and the reasons why we should, this text maintains that current philosophical orthodoxy bowdlerizes this relation, making it impossible to understand how anyone can act for a good reason. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Reasons for Action 2: Reasons and Desires 3: Reasons and Beliefs 4: The Theory of Motivating States 5: Acting for a Good Reason 6: As I Believe 7: Consequential Matters 8: How Many Explanations? Bibliography, Index

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Dancy
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2002
• EAN: 9780199253050
• ISBN: 978-0-19-925305-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 215 mm x 11 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800