Being Realistic about Reasons
Author | : T. M. Scanlon |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199678488 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199678480 |
Rating | : 4/5 (480 Downloads) |
Download or read book Being Realistic about Reasons written by T. M. Scanlon and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is what we have reason to do a matter of fact? If so, what kind of truth is involved, how can we know it, and how do reasons motivate and explain action? In this concise and lucid book T.M. Scanlon offers answers, with a qualified defence of normative cognitivism - the view that there are normative truths about reasons for action.