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- Title
Outline of a Theory of Reasons.
- Authors
Crupi, Vincenzo; Iacona, Andrea
- Abstract
This paper investigates the logic of reasons. Its aim is to provide an analysis of the sentences of the form ' p is a reason for q ' that yields a coherent account of their logical properties. The idea that we will develop is that ' p is a reason for q ' is acceptable just in case a suitably defined relation of incompatibility obtains between p and ¬ q. As we will suggest, a theory of reasons based on this idea can solve three challenging puzzles that concern, respectively, contraposing reasons, conflicting reasons, and supererogatory reasons, and opens a new perspective on some classical issues concerning non-deductive inferences.
- Subjects
REASON; LOGIC; PUZZLES; INFERENCE (Logic); REASONING
- Publication
Philosophical Quarterly, 2023, Vol 73, Issue 1, p117
- ISSN
0031-8094
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pq/pqac024