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Record Nr.

UNINA9910585963903321

Autore

Logins Arturs

Titolo

Normative reasons : between reasoning and explanation / / Arturs Logins, University of Zurich [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge University Press, 2022

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; ; New York, NY, USA : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2022

ISBN

1-009-08411-9

1-009-08431-3

1-009-07601-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in philosophy

Classificazione

PHI000000

Disciplina

160

Soggetti

Reasoning

Question (Logic)

Normativity (Ethics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Open Access.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Jul 2022).

Sommario/riassunto

Reasons matter greatly to us in both ordinary and theoretical contexts, being connected to two fundamental normative concerns: figuring out what we should do and what attitudes to have, and understanding the duties and responsibilities that apply to us. This book introduces and critiques most of the contemporary theories of normative reasons   considerations that speak in favor of an action, belief, or emotion - to explore how they work. Artù„rs Logins develops and defends a new theory: the Erotetic view of reasons, according to which normative reasons are appropriate answers to normative why questions (Why should I do this?). This theory draws on evidence of how why-questions work in informal logic, language and philosophy of science. The resulting view is able to avoid the problems of previous accounts, while retaining all of their attractive features, and it also suggests exciting directions for future research. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.