Throughout, Müller is clear and level-headed, and his book amounts to some of the most thorough work in the constructivist tradition.

Christopher Frugé, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

Some things are reasons for us to perform certain actions. That it will spare you great pain in the future, for example, is a reason for you to go to the dentist now, and that you are already late for work is a reason for you not to read the next article in the morning paper. Why are such considerations reasons for or against certain actions? Constructivism offers an intriguing answer to this question. Its basic idea is often encapsulated in the slogan that reasons are not discovered but made by us. Andreas Müller elaborates this idea into a fully-fledged account of practical reasons, makes its theoretical commitments explicit, and defends it against some well-known objections. Constructing Practical Reasons begins with an examination of the distinctive role that reason judgements play in the process of practical reasoning. This provides the resources for an anti-representationalist conception of the nature of those judgements, according to which they are true, if they are true, not because they accurately represent certain normative facts, but because of their role in sound reasoning. On the resulting view, a consideration owes its status as a reason to the truth of the corresponding reason judgement and thus, ultimately, to the soundness of a certain episode of reasoning. Consequently, our practical reasons exhibit a kind of mind-dependence, but this does not force us to deny their objectivity.
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Our actions are informed by the consideration of reasons; reasons which constructivism suggests are not simply discovered, but made by us. This book examines this view, elaborating its basic idea into a fully-fledged account of practical reasons, making its theoretical commitments explicit, and defending it against well-known objections.
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Acknowledgements Introduction 1: What is constructivism? 2: Reasoning and reason judgements 3: The nature of reason judgements 4: The truth about reasons 5: Correct reasoning 6: Mind-dependence and objectivity Concluding Remarks References
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Andreas Müller studied philosophy and economics in Berlin, St Andrews, and Princeton. He received his PhD from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in 2014 and was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Münster, before joining the University of Bern as an assistant professor in 2017. He is interested in questions in metaethics and normative and applied ethics, as well as the relations between them.
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Presents an original account of the nature of reason judgements and their role in our reasoning Addresses a key question in practical philosophy: why do certain considerations constitute normative reasons for action? Offers the first book-length examination of metaethical constructivism, facilitating our understanding of and discussion about a metaethical view that is often dismissed prematurely
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ISBN
9780198754329
Publisert
2020
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Oxford University Press
Vekt
420 gr
Høyde
224 mm
Bredde
143 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
256

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Andreas Müller studied philosophy and economics in Berlin, St Andrews, and Princeton. He received his PhD from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in 2014 and was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Münster, before joining the University of Bern as an assistant professor in 2017. He is interested in questions in metaethics and normative and applied ethics, as well as the relations between them.