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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
G F Schueler |
| ISBN: | 0199250375 9780199250370 |
| OCLC Number: | 50560434 |
| Description: | xii, 174 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. 1. Purposes, Causes, and Reasons Explanations Purposes -- 2. Reasons and Causes -- 3. Causes and Causal Explanations -- 4. 2. Non Telelogical Explanations of Actions The Argument for 'The Humean Theory of Motivation' -- 5. Are 'Causal' Explanations Unavoidable? -- 6. 3. Teleological Explanations of Actions The Need for Teleological Explanaations -- 7. Character Traits -- 8. 4. Explaining in Terms of the Agent's Reasoning Problems with the Practical Syllogism -- 9. Practical Reasoning and the Explanation of Actions -- 10. Practical Reasoning and Evaluations -- 11. The Principle of Charity -- 12. 5. The Inherently Normative Nature of Action Explanations Normative Explanations I: The Deliberative Model -- 13. Normative Explanations II: The Agent's Perspective |
| Responsibility: | G.F. Schueler. |
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Abstract:
People act for reasons. But what is it to act for a reason? This is what the author investigates. He rejects the dominant view that the beliefs and desires that constitute our reasons for acting simply cause us to act as we do, and argues instead for a view centred on practical deliberation, our ability to evaluate the reasons we accept.
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Schueler has offered a valuable contribution to the literature on reasons explanations of action. Reasons and Purposes is a worthwhile read for philosophers and psychologists interested in the nature and explanations of human action, as well as those working on human rationality. It presents new challenges to causalists; and it should prove to be a valuable resource for those dissatisfied with causalist proposals. Philosophical Psychology Read more...
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