Reasons from within: desires and values
Do the reasons we have for acting as we do derive from our concerns and desires, or are there objective values in the world that we are rationally required to pursue and protect? Alan H. Goldman argues for the internalist or subjectivist view of practical reasons on the grounds that it is simpler, m...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Reviews: | Alan H. Goldman, Reasons from Within Oxford University Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-19-957690-6 (2011) (Macdonald, Ezra)
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Desire
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| Summary: | Do the reasons we have for acting as we do derive from our concerns and desires, or are there objective values in the world that we are rationally required to pursue and protect? Alan H. Goldman argues for the internalist or subjectivist view of practical reasons on the grounds that it is simpler, more unified, and more comprehensible than the rival objectivist position. He provides a naturalistic account of practical rationality in terms of coherence within sets of desires ormotivational states, and between motivations, intentions, and actions. Coherence is defined as the avoidance of self-de |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| ISBN: | 0199576904 |