{"product_id":"9781118656051","title":"Rationality Through Reasoning","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Blackwell \/ Brown Lectures in Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRationality Through Reasoning\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Broome\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Epistemology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRationality Through Reasoning\u003c\/i\u003e answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do, built on a comprehensive account of normativity, rationality and reasoning that differs significantly from much existing philosophical thinking.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelops an original account of normativity, rationality and reasoning significantly different from the majority of existing philosophical thought\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an account of theoretical and practical reasoning that explains how reasoning is something we ourselves do, rather than something that happens in us\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives an account of what reasons are and argues that the connection between rationality and reasons is much less close than many philosophers have thought\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains rigorous new accounts of oughts including owned oughts, agent-relative reasons, the logic of requirements, instrumental rationality, the role of normativity in reasoning, following a rule, the correctness of reasoning, the connections between intentions and beliefs, and much else.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a new answer to the ‘motivation question’ of how a normative belief motivates an action.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Broome\u003c\/b\u003e is White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford, a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University. He is the author of amongst others \u003ci\u003eWeighing Goods\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eEthics Out of Economics\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eWeighing Lives\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eClimate matters\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 September 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118656051\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310923870348,"sku":"9781118656051","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118656051.jpg?v=1780141183","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118656051","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}