Reasons: Explanatory and Normative
Joseph Raz
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law; Columbia University - Law School
March 2007
Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13/2007
Abstract:
A thesis familiar by being as often disputed as defended has it that intentional action is action for a reason. The present paper contributes to the defence of a weaker version of it, namely: Acting with an intention or a purpose is acting (as things appear to one) for a reason.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 25
Keywords: Jurisprudence, Reasons
working papers series
Suggested Citation
Raz, Joseph, Reasons: Explanatory and Normative (March 2007). Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13/2007. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=999869 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.999869
