Rationality through reasoning / John Broome.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

1947- Broome.

Contributor:

John.

Series:

Blackwell/Brown lectures in philosophy ; 4.

The Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reasoning.

Practical reason.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Edition:

1版.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013.

Summary:

Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do, built on a comprehensive account of normativity, rationality and reasoning that differs significantly from much existing philosophical thinking.Develops an original account of normativity, rationality and reasoning significantly different from the majority of existing philosophical thoughtIncludes an account of theoretical and practical reasoning that explains how reasoning is something we ourselves do, rather than something that happens i

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Motivation; Rationality and reasoning; 1.2 This book; Metaphysics; Notes; 2: Ought; 2.1 The meaning of 'ought'; 2.2 Normative and non-normative oughts; Natural normativity; 2.3 Owned and unowned oughts; The propositional ought; Unowned oughts; Ownership and agency; Owned oughts are central; Enkrasia and defining the central ought; 2.4 Qualified and unqualified oughts; Requirements; Qualified oughts and the central ought; Notes; 3: Objective, Subjective and Prospective Oughts; 3.1 Sidgwick's View; 3.2 The need to decide

3.3 Objective and prospective oughtsProspect consequentialism and the prospective ought; Outcome consequentialism and the objective ought; 3.4 Valuing prospects; 3.5 Summary; Notes; 4: Reasons; 4.1 Introduction and preliminaries; Explanation; 4.2 Pro toto reasons; 4.3 Pro tanto reasons; Defining a pro tanto reason; Counting in favour; Examples of weighing explanations; Buck-passing; Is there always a weighing explanation?; Permissible and obligatory; Reasons of other sorts; 4.4 Most reason; 4.5 Ownership of reasons; Nagel: agent-relative and agent-neutral reasons; Why Nagel's definition?

Notes5: Responding to Reasons; 5.1 Rationality and responding to reasons; Responding correctly to reasons; 5.2 The quick objection; 5.3 Attitudinal reasons; Ignorance is no excuse; Responding correctly to attitudinal reasons; Conflicting attitudinal reasons; Example; There are no attitudinal reasons; 5.4 Sufficiency of reasons; Reasons of rationality; Rationality through worldly reasons; Notes; 6: Responding to Reason-Beliefs; 6.1 The Enkratic Condition; 6.2 Meeting your own standards; First objection; Objection to the Direct Enkratic Condition; Scanlon's condition; Scanlon's argument

6.3 Responding correctly to P-beliefsAn example; Practical reasons; When you have no conflicting normative belief; Conclusion; 6.4 Conclusion; Notes; 7: Requirements; 7.1 Two sorts of requirement; 7.2 Property requirements; Interpretations; Logic; 7.3 Source requirements; Formalities; Source requirements are local; 7.4 Logic for requirements?; Axiom K; Inheritance; Logical Equivalents; Axiom D; Necessary Detachment; Transmission; 7.5 Ought; Deontic logic; Normative transmission; Notes; 8: Conditional Requirements; 8.1 Application and content

Properties corresponding to conditional requirements8.2 Conditional requirements of rationality; Jurisdiction; Scope; Inconsistent requirements; Asymmetry; Basing prohibitions; Alternative accounts of the asymmetry; Dyadic requirements; Diachronic requirements; The normativity of rationality; Notes; Appendix to Chapter 8; Theorem; Proof; 9: Synchronic Rationality; 9.1 Introduction and method; Method; Rationality supervenes on the mind: taking means to your end; Wide scope; Synchronic requirements; Psychological limitations; 9.2 Consistency; 9.3 Deduction; 9.4 Instrumental Rationality

Means implied

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed June 19, 2013).

ISBN:

9781118609095

1118609093

9781118609088

1118609085

9781118609101

1118609107

OCLC:

851316214