Single Idea 20013

[catalogued under 20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes]

Full Idea

The view that reason explanations are somehow causal explanations remains the dominant position.

Gist of Idea

It is generally assumed that reason explanations are causal

Source

Wilson,G/Schpall,S (Action [2012], Intro)

Book Reference

'Stanford Online Encyclopaedia of Philosophy', ed/tr. Stanford University [plato.stanford.edu], p.1


A Reaction

I suspect that this is only because no philosopher has a better idea, and the whole issue is being slowly outflanked by psychology.