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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483111203321

Titolo

Donald Davidson on action, mind and value / / Syraya Chin-Mu Yang; Robert H Myers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

981-15-7230-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 209 p. 3 illus.)

Collana

Logic in Asia: Studia Logica Library, , 2364-4613

Disciplina

839.609

Soggetti

Philosophy of mind

Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Objects and events in Davidson -- Davidson’s meta-normative naturalism and the rationality requirement -- Acting against your better judgement -- A Davidsonian theory of evaluative judgment -- Davidson on emotions and values -- Pleasure makes pro-attitudes -- On the distinctive value of knowledge -- The continuity of Davidson’s thought: Non-reductionism without quietism -- Methodological considerations in the triangulation argument -- Meaning, evidence, and objectivity -- Davidson’s triangulation argument in the logic of actions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings together a wide range of innovative reflections on the pivotal role that Davidson’s concept of agency plays in his later philosophy and its impact on his epistemology, his philosophy of language and mind, and his philosophy of values. The authors critically assess central elements of Davidson’s program and offer reappraisals of his seminal contributions to, and his continuing influence on, the development of contemporary philosophy. By focusing on agency, the book reveals Davidson’s views to have been more dynamic and less reductive than previously acknowledged – pointing toward important new possibilities not only in the theory of knowledge, but also in the philosophy of mind. It is a valuable resource both for experts on Davidson’s philosophy and for those interested in central topics in the theory of action, the philosophy of mind and language, epistemology,



moral philosophy, and the philosophy of values. It is also of interest to researchers in adjoining disciplines, such as cognitive science, linguistics, and psychology. .