Andy Mueller (Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt Am Main)

Beings of Thought and Action

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an overview of phenomena at the intersection of epistemology and practical reasoning: epistemic norms for practical reasoning and pragmatic encroachment in epistemology. Presenting both an overview of current debates as well as novel arguments and theories, it will be useful for students and scholars alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 380g
• ISBN-13: 9781108994941
• ISBN-10: 1108994946
• Artikelnr.: 68273094

Autorenporträt

Andy Mueller is a post-doctoral fellow at Goethe University Frankfurt. He works on epistemology and practical reasoning and has published articles in journals including Analysis, Analytic Philosophy, Episteme, and Synthese.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
Part I. Beings of Thought in Action: 1. Epistemic encroachment on practical rationality
2. Practical reasoning, ends, and the end of hope
3. Contexts, costs, and benefits
4. Knowledge and seemingly risky actions
Part II. Beings of Action in Thought: 5. Pragmatic encroachment in epistemology
6. Reasons for belief and the primacy of the practical
7. Assessing potential explanations of pragmatic encroachment
8. Social beings
Epilogue.