Reasons and purposes : human rationality and the teleological explanation of action / G.F. Schueler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schueler, G. F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intentionality (Philosophy).

Practical reason.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 174 pages)

Other Title:

Human rationality and the teleological explanation of action

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

People do things for reasons. But philosophers have disagreed sharply about how 'reasons explanations' of actions actually work and hence about their implications for human freedom and autonomy. The dominant view in contemporary philosophy is the (Humean) idea that the beliefs and desires that constitute our reasons for acting simply cause us to act as we do.Fred Schueler seeks to replace such causal views, arguing that they leave out two essential elements of these explanations. Reasons explanations are inherently teleological in the sense that the agent's reasons always explain the purpose f

Contents:

Contents; 1. Purposes, Causes, and Reasons Explanations; 2. Non-teleological Explanations of Actions; 3. Teleological Explanations of Actions; 4. Explanations in Terms of the Agent's Reasoning; 5. The Inherently Normative Nature of Action Explanations; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-171) and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-927845-8

1-282-00714-9

9786612007149

0-19-153053-0

OCLC:

320909649