Reason and Nature: Essays in the Theory of Rationality

by Josï Luis Bermïdez, Alan Millar

Overview

The essays in this volume investigate the norms of reason—the standards which contribute to determining whether beliefs, inferences, and actions are rational. Nine philosophers and two psychologists discuss what kinds of things these norms are, how they can be situated within the natural world, and what role they play in the psychological explanation of belief and action. Current work in the theory of rationality is subject to very diverse influences ranging from experimental and theoretical psychology, through philosophy of logic and language, to metaethics and the theory of practical reasoning; this range is well represented here.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199256839
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/13/2003
Series:	Mind Association Occasional Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

University of Stirling

Table of Contents

Introduction, Alan Millar and José Luis BermúdezPart I: Objectivity and Normativity1. How are Objective Epistemic Reasons Possible?, Paul Boghossian2. On Basic Logical Knowledge: Reflections on Paul Boghossian's 'How are Objective Epistemic Reasons Possible?', Crispin Wright3. Practical Reasoning, John Broome4. Reasons for Action and Instrumental Rationality, Alan MillarPart II: Psychological Reality and Psychological Explanation5. The Rational Analysis of Human Cognition, Nick Chater and Mike Oaksford6. The Rational and the Real: Some Doubts About the Programme of Rational Analysis, E. J. Lowe7. The Rationality of Evolutionary Psychology, David Over8. Commitment and Change of View, Isaac Levi9. Rationality and Psychological Explanation Without Language, José Luis Bermúdez10. Normative Explanations: Invoking Rationality to Explain Happenings, Allan Gibbard