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Semantics for Reasons

Kevin Scharp author Bryan R Weaver author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:4th Jul '19

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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.

ISBN: 9780198832621

Dimensions: 220mm x 145mm x 17mm

Weight: 354g

176 pages