Practical reasoning is not just a matter of determining how to get what you want, but also how to work out want it is you want in the first place. This book argues that experience plays a central role in this process, and rejects the idea of instrumentalism, a view predominant among philosophers today. This idea holds that the goals of practical reasoning are basic in the sense that they are given by desires that are not themselves the product of practical reasoning. The book defends the "practical induction" view, a method ...
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Practical reasoning is not just a matter of determining how to get what you want, but also how to work out want it is you want in the first place. This book argues that experience plays a central role in this process, and rejects the idea of instrumentalism, a view predominant among philosophers today. This idea holds that the goals of practical reasoning are basic in the sense that they are given by desires that are not themselves the product of practical reasoning. The book defends the "practical induction" view, a method of reasoning from experiences similar to theoretical induction.
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Very good in Very good jacket. Jacket is lightly worn and yellowed along edges. Previous seller's price written in blue pen on top corner of jacket back cover. Cover corners are lightly worn. Binding is tight. Top and fore edges of text block are lightly foxed, not visible on pages. Inside is clean and unmarked.
