Practical Induction

Practical reasoning is not just a matter of determining how to get what you want, but of working out what to want in the first place. In

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Deciding to Desire 3. Collecting Your Thoughts 4. Doing without Learning 5. When Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll Are Not Enough 6. How to Keep Pleasure in Mind 7. How to Win Friends and Influence People 8. Conclusion References Index

About the author

Elijah Millgram is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Summary

Practical reasoning is not just a matter of determining how to get what you want, but of working out what to want in the first place. Millgram argues that experience plays a central role in this process. He defends “practical induction,” a method of reasoning from experience similar to theoretical induction.

Product details

• Authors: Elijah Millgram, Millgram Elijah
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1999
• EAN: 9780674000735
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00073-5
• Weight: 272 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: logic, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -