People act for reasons. But what is it to act for a reason? This is what the author 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 centred on practical deliberation, our ability to evaluate the reasons we accept. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341. . 2003. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Reasons and Purposes: Human Rationality and the Teleological Explanation of Action
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0199250375
ISBN 13: 9780199250370
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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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 centred 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.

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G. F. Schueler is at Department of Philosophy, University of New Mexico.

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