Philosophical Studies 134 (2):255 - 287 (2007)
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The rationality of means-end reasoning is the bedrock of the Humean account of practical reasons. But the normativity of such reasoning can not be taken for granted. I consider and reject the idea that the normativity of instrumental reasoning can be explained – either in terms of its being constitutive of the very notion of having an end, or solely in terms of instrumental considerations. I argue that the instrumental principle is itself a brute norm, and that this is consistent with a Humean account of practical reasons.
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Keywords | Philosophy Philosophy of Religion Philosophy of Mind Epistemology Logic Philosophy |
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DOI | 10.1007/s11098-005-8878-2 |
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