Varieties of Practical Reasoning

Name: Varieties of Practical Reasoning
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ISBN: 9780262632201

ISBN-10: 0262632209

ISBN-13: 9780262632201

Edition: 2001

Authors: Elijah Millgram

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Practical reasoning is the study of how to figure out what to do. It is of particular importance to ethics. Indeed, new developments in practical reasoning promise to break through long-standing ethical and moral dilemmas. Practical reasoning also has consequences for philosophy of mind, value theory, and the social sciences. This anthology provides an overview of this important area of philosophy. Over the past two decades the field of practical reasoning has changed rapidly, with a small number of entrenched positions giving way to a healthy profusion of competing views. This book covers a broad spectrum of positions on practical reasoning--from the nihilist view that there are no…

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List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 8/17/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 502
Size: 6.50" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Elijah Millgram is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah.



Sources and Acknowledgements



Practical Reasoning: The Current State of Play




Humean Doubts about Categorical Imperatives




Instrumentalism




Internal and External Reasons, with Postscript




Williams' Argument against External Reasons




Skepticism about Practical Reason




Internalism, Practical Reason, and Motivation




The Protagoras: A Science of Practical Reasoning




Taking Plans Seriously




Moderation and Satisficing




Choosing Ends




Deliberation Is of Ends




Deliberation and Practical Reason




Consistency in Action




Pleasure in Practical Reasoning




How to Make Decisions: Coherence, Emotion, and Practical Inference




A Difficult Choice in Preference Theory: Rationality Implies Completeness or Transitivity but Not Both




The Idea of Perfection




Anscombe on Practical Inference




Action, Norms, and Practical Reasoning



Contributors


Index


Index of Examples