




























































































Study with the several resources on Docsity
Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan
Prepare for your exams
Study with the several resources on Docsity
Earn points to download
Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan
Community
Ask the community for help and clear up your study doubts
Discover the best universities in your country according to Docsity users
Free resources
Download our free guides on studying techniques, anxiety management strategies, and thesis advice from Docsity tutors
The standard theory of action and agency, focusing on intentional actions, practical rationality, and categorical reasons. The causal account of intentional actions and reason explanation, the standard theory of action (close connection and identity), agency, practical rationality, and theorizing about practical rationality. Two types of practical reasons, normative and explanatory, and two poles in theorizing about practical rationality, hypothetical-only and categorical-also, are also covered. Neo-humeanism, aristotelianism, and kantianism as influential theories are mentioned.
Typology: Essays (university)
1 / 121
This page cannot be seen from the preview
Don't miss anything!
13 September 2017
The study of what we ought to do/the study of what a rational agent would do.
a. One and the same event can be more than one action under different descriptions, and it is an action just in case it is an intentional action under some description. b. Something is an action if either it is identical to or generated by an intentional action. (Schlosser 2015: §2)
a. Acting intentionally is the same thing as acting for a reason.
To act for a reason is to act in a way that can be rationalized by the premises of a sound practical syllogism, which typically consists of a major premise that corresponds to the agent’s goal (desire) and a minor premise that corresponds to the agent’s take on how to attain the goal (belief). (Schlosser 2015: §2)
To act for a reason is to act in a way that can be rationalized by the premises of a sound practical syllogism, which typically consists of a major premise that corresponds to the agent’s goal (desire) and a minor premise that corresponds to the agent’s take on how to attain the goal (belief). (Schlosser 2015: §2)
If x desires to ψ and believes that, in order to ψ, x must ϕ, then x ought to ϕ.
a. Acting intentionally is the same thing as acting for a reason. b. Intentions cannot be reduced to desires and beliefs (or combinations thereof). Intentions play a crucial and irreducible role in practical reasoning, long-term planning, and in the initiation and guidance of action. (Schlosser 2015: §2)
Why might someone want to adopt (b) rather than (a)?
a. Acting intentionally is the same thing as acting for a reason. b. Intentions cannot be reduced to desires and beliefs (or combinations thereof). Intentions play a crucial and irreducible role in practical reasoning, long-term planning, and in the initiation and guidance of action. (Schlosser 2015: §2)
Why might someone want to adopt (b) rather than (a)?