Naturalism, Normativity & Explanation

by Robert Audi

This book critically examines philosophical naturalism, evaluates the prospects for naturalizing such normative properties as being a reason, and proposes a theory of action-explanation. This theory accommodates an explanatory role for both psychological properties, such as intention, and normative properties, such as having an obligation or being intrinsically good. The overall project requires distinguishing philosophical from methodological naturalism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8378861473
• ISBN13: 9788378861478
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Copernicus Center Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"