Explaining Behavior: Reasons in a World of Causes
MIT Press (1988)
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In this lucid portrayal of human behavior, Fred Dretske provides an original account of the way reasons function in the causal explanation of behavior.
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| Keywords | Behavior Belief Cause Desire Explanation Metaphysics Motivation Reasons Representation |
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| ISBN(s) | 0262540614 9780262540612 |
| DOI | 10.2307/2185177 |
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