The Possibility of Practical Reason

Velleman, J. David

ISBN 10: 0198238266 / ISBN 13: 9780198238263

Published by Oxford University Press, 2000

About this Item

Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks.

Seller Inventory # Scanned0198238266

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Possibility of Practical Reason
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198238266
• ISBN 13: 9780198238263
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

The Possibility of Practical Reason explores the foundational questions of moral psychology: How can any of our behavior qualify as acting for a reason? How can any considerations qualify as reasons for us to act? David Velleman argues that both possibilities depend on there being a constitutive aim of action--something that makes for success in action as such. These eleven essays discuss such topics as the relation between value and practical reasoning, the foundations of decision theory, freedom of the will, shared intention, and the motivational role of the imagination.

About the Author

J. David Velleman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.