The domain of reasons / John Skorupski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skorupski, John, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Normativity (Ethics).

Reason.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Thought and thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 525 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text is about normativity and reasons. But by the end the subject becomes the relation between self, thought and world. Skorupski argues that the key concepts of epistemology and moral theory are normative concepts, and that what makes them normative is that they depend on reasons.

Contents:

The structure of normative concepts. Reasons ; Indexicality, universalizability, and the range of reasons ; Normativity ; Warrant

Epistemic reasons. The a priori ; Analyticity ; Modality ; Non-monotonic norms

Evaluative and practical reasons. Rational explanation : belief, feeling will ; Reasons and feelings : (i) the bridge principle and the concept of a person's good ; Reasons and feelings : (ii) moral concepts ; Impartiality : (i) the principle of good ; Impartiality : (ii) the demand principle ; Moral judgement and feeling

The normative view. The epistemology of reason relations ; The ontology of reason relations ; Rules, norms, and concepts ; Self and self-determination ; The critique of reasons

Appendix : symbols, terms, and theses.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 511]-518) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-966467-6

1-283-69201-5

0-19-165163-X

OCLC:

922971429