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Semantics for Reasons

Semantics for Reasons

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780198832621
Publisher: OUP OXFORD
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
Edition: First edition
DEWEY: 401.43
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 166
Weight: 380g
Height: 225mm
Width: 147mm
Spine width: 16mm