Reasons: Practical and Adaptive
23 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2007
Date Written: July 2007
Abstract
The paper argues that normative reasons are of two fundamental kinds, practical which are value related, and adaptive, which are not related to any value, but indicate how our beliefs and emotions should adjust to fit how things are in the world. The distinction is applied and defended, in part through an additional distinction between standard and non-standard reasons (for actions, intentions, emotions or belief).
Keywords: Jurisprudence, Reasons, Normative reasons
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Raz, Joseph, Reasons: Practical and Adaptive (July 2007). Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12/2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=999870 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.999870
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