Practical shape : a theory of practical reasoning / Jonathan Dancy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dancy, Jonathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Practical reason.

Reasoning.

Logic.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 185 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Theory of practical reasoning

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Jonathan Dancy aims to establish the possibility of reasoning to action, by showing how similar it is to reasoning to belief. He offers a general theory of reasoning, which smoothly admits the differences there may be between the two types, while also considering the possibility of reasoning to hope, to fear, to doubt, and to intention.

Contents:

What Is the (Supposed) Problem about Practical Reasoning?

How Practical Reasoning Is Possible

The Material Theory of Practical Reasoning

From the Practical to the Theoretical

Moral Reasoning and the Primacy of the Practical

Taking Stock

Instrumental and Other Forms of Reasoning

Reasoning to Normative Belief

Reasoning to Intention

Loose Ends.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-252802-5

0-19-184351-2

0-19-252801-7