Reasons and Purposes

Schueler,G.F.

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Author
Schueler,G.F.
Publish Date
05/01/2005
Book Type
paperback
Publisher Name
OXFORD
Subtitle
Human Rationality and the Teleological Explanation of Action
Number of Pages
186
ISBN-10
0199278458
ISBN-13
9780199278459
SKU
9780199278459

Description

People act for reasons. That is how we understand ourselves. But what is it to act for a reason? This is what Fred Schueler investigates. He rejects the dominant view that the beliefs and desires that constitute our reasons for acting simply cause us to act as we do, and argues instead for a view centered on practical deliberation--our ability to evaluate the reasons we accept. Schueler's account of "reasons explanations: emphasizes the relation between reasons and purposes, and the fact that the reasons for an action are not always good reasons.