Practical Shape: A Theory of Practical Reasoning

200 Pages·2018·5.756 MB·English

by  Jonathan Dancy

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Practical Shape
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Practical Shape
A Theory of Practical Reasoning
Jonathan Dancy
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Contents
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction 1
1. WhatIsthe(Supposed)ProblemaboutPracticalReasoning? 10
2. HowPracticalReasoningIsPossible 26
3. TheMaterialTheoryofPracticalReasoning 42
4. FromthePracticaltotheTheoretical 62
5. MoralReasoningandthePrimacyofthePractical 81
6. TakingStock 97
7. InstrumentalandOtherFormsofReasoning 109
8. ReasoningtoNormativeBelief 130
9. ReasoningtoIntention 145
10. LooseEnds 170
References 179
Index 183
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Detailed Contents
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction 1
0.1 PracticalReasoning 1
0.2 TheTitleofThisBook 2
0.3 ThePrimacyofthePractical 4
0.4 MinimalismandFocalism 5
0.5 TheStructureofThisBook 7
1. WhatIsthe(Supposed)ProblemaboutPracticalReasoning? 10
1.1 ActingintheLightofReasoningvsActingforaReason 10
1.2 TwoLinesofAttack 11
1.3 Aristotle’sPicture 12
1.4 CantheConclusionBeanAction? 13
1.5 BuildingGrids 15
1.6 FindingaPlaceforAction 18
1.7 DrawingtheConclusion 20
1.8 BeliefandAction 20
1.9 Inference,Premise,andConclusion 23
1.10 TheGrids 24
2. HowPracticalReasoningIsPossible 26
2.1 ATellingQuestion 26
2.2 AnEasyAnswer 28
2.3 WhatIsFavoured:ThePrichardPoint 30
2.4 PreliminaryConclusion 33
2.5 TheFavouringRelation:Structure 35
2.6 WhatDoestheFavouring? 37
2.7 ArgumentsfromError 40
3. TheMaterialTheoryofPracticalReasoning 42
3.1 MappingReasoning 42
3.2 DifferentFormsofRelevance 45
3.3 BeyondFavouring(1):Toulmin 46
3.4 BeyondFavouring(2):RazandExclusionaryReasons 49
3.5 BeyondFavouring(3):Enabling/DisablingandIntensifying/
Attenuating 50
3.6 PullingTheseStrandsTogether 52
3.7 MappingReasoning(theMaterialTheory) 54
3.8 BuildingaPracticalShape 58
3.9 TheImportanceoftheOrder 59