Rules, Reasons, and Norms: Selected Essays

by Philip Pettit

Overview

Pettit presents a selection of essays touching upon metaphysics, philosophical psychology, and the theory of rational regulation. The first part of the book discusses the rule-following character of thought. The second considers how choice can be responsive to different sorts of factors, while still being under the control of thought. The third examines the implications of this view of choice and rationality for the normative regulation of social behavior.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199251872
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/13/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Princeton University

Table of Contents

I.0. Rules and ThoughtsI.1. The Reality of Rule-followingI.2. Realism and Response-dependenceI.3. Noumenalism and Response-dependenceI.4. Defining and Defending Social HolismI.5. A Theory of Normal and Ideal ConditionsII.0. Reasons and ChoiceII.1. Three Aspects of Rational ExplanationII.2. Decision Theory and Folk PsychologyII.3. The Virtual Reality of Homo EconomicusII.4. Functional Explanation and Virtual SelectionII.5. The Capacity to Have Done OtherwiseIII.0. Norms and RegulationIII.1. Rational Choice Regulation: Two StrategiesIII.2. Virtus Normativa: Rational Choice PerspectivesIII.3. The Cunning of TrustIII.4. Enfranchising SilenceIII.5. Instituting a Research Ethic: Chilling And Cautionary Tales