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| Reasons: In contrast to (physical) causes, reasons are the result of a conscious or unconscious weighing of alternatives._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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John McDowell on Reasons - Dictionary of Arguments
I 14ff Space (area) of reasons/space of nature/McDowell: next to the space of reasons (normative, (terms). there is the space of the laws of nature: these are not normative relations. Sspace of reasons: justification, knowledge, functional terms, even experience. Space of nature: objects, sensations. That does not correspond to a splitting into "natural and normative". >Reality/McDowell, >Nature/McDowell, >Sensory impression. I 29 Space of reasons: = is an area of freedom, but not unlimited, therefore empirical justification. >Freedom, >Justification/McDowell, >Empiricism/McDowell._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
McDowell I John McDowell Mind and World, Cambridge/MA 1996 German Edition: Geist und Welt Frankfurt 2001 McDowell II John McDowell "Truth Conditions, Bivalence and Verificationism" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, |
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