Semantics for Reasons
Author | : Bryan R. Weaver |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198832621 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198832621 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Download or read book Semantics for Reasons written by Bryan R. Weaver and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Semantics for Reasons is a book about what we mean when we talk about reasons. It not only brings together the theory of reasons and natural language semantics in original ways but also sketches out a litany of implications for metaethics and the philosophy of normativity. In their account of how the language of reasons works, Bryan R. Weaver and Kevin Scharp propose and defend a view called Question Under Discussion (QUD) Reasons Contextualism. They use this view to argue for a series of novel positions on the ontology of reasons, indexical facts, the reasons-to-be-rational debate, moral reasons, and the reasons-first approach.