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The Normativity of What We Care About : A Love-based Theory of Practical Reasons /
A love-based reason theory as a new perspective in the debate on practical reasons. Reasons and obligations pervade our lives. The alarm clock gives us a reason to get up in the morning, the expectations of colleagues or clients give us a reason to do our jobs well, the misery in developing countrie...
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Leuven :
Leuven UP,
2013.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1; Internalism and externalism: some terminology; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Falk and Frankena; 1.3 The internalist position modified; 1.4 The externalist position elaborated; 1.5 Judgment internalism/externalism versus existence internalism/externalism; 1.6 Other kinds of internalism and externalism; 1.7 Varieties of existence internalism and externalism ; 1.8 Conclusion; Chapter 2; Bernard Williams on practical reasons; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The internal reason theory; 2.3 Refining the sub-Humean model; 2.4 Objections to external reasons.
- 2.4.1 The no-explanatory-force objection2.4.2 The no-motivational-fuel objection; 2.4.3 The obscurity objection; 2.5 The Tess case: an objection to Williams' internal reason theory; 2.6 Conclusion; Chapter 3; Michael Smith on practical reasons; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The moral problem; 3.3 Cognitivism, internalism and Humean motivation; 3.3.1 The objectivity of moral obligations; 3.3.2 The practicality of moral judgements; 3.3.3 The Humean theory of motivation; 3.4 The conceptual analysis of normative reasons; 3.4.1 Platitudes about normative reasons.
- 3.4.2 The advice model (as opposed to the example model)3.4.3 The 'if fully rational' condition: Smith versus Williams; 3.4.4 The analysis captures the platitudes; 3.5 Moral rationalism: the solution to the moral problem; 3.6 Smith's analysis of normative reasons evaluated; 3.6.1 The analysis trivializes convergence; 3.6.2 Why do reasons have to be objective?; 3.6.3 The analysis does not guarantee practicality; 3.6.4 The analysis rests on a false platitude; 3.6.5 Normative reasons and what I would desire if I were fully rational.
- 3.6.6 The advice model is inconsistent with the convergence thesis3.7 Conclusion; Chapter 4; Derek Parfit on practical reasons; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Parfit's externalism; 4.2.1 The obscurity objection rejected; 4.2.2 The no-explanatory-force objection rejected; 4.2.3 The no-motivational-fuel objection rejected; 4.3 Parfit's value-based reason theory; 4.3.1 Internalism and the desire-based reason theory; 4.3.2 Parfit's argument against reductive desire-based reason views; 4.3.3 Parfit's argument against non-reductive desire-based reason views.
- 4.3.4 Arguments in favour of the value-based reason theory4.4 Parfit's normative non-naturalism; 4.4.1 Korsgaard's criticism of realism; 4.4.2 Korsgaard's constructivism; 4.4.3 Parfit's criticism of constructivism; 4.4.4 The non-naturalist account of normativity evaluated; 4.5 Conclusion; Chapter 5; Harry Frankfurt on practical reasons; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2. Frankfurt's theory of care and love; 5.2.1 The hierarchical model; 5.2.2 Care; 5.2.3 Love; 5.3 The love-based reason theory; 5.4 The love-based reason theory evaluated; 5.4.1 Love and desire: both motivating, both natural.