Location
University of Windsor
Document Type
Paper
Keywords
cognitive decision psychology, epistemological approach to argumentation, gap between judgement and action, justificatory thesis, justifying actions, motivation requirement, optimality judgements, personal desirability function, practical arguments, stability against new information
Start Date
22-5-2013 9:00 AM
End Date
25-5-2013 5:00 PM
Abstract
Practical arguments for actions are arguments which, besides their epistemic function, shall motivate an addressee to execute the justified action. First, a strategy is developed how this motivational and other requirements can be met. Part of this strategy is to identify a thesis for which holds that believing it motivates in the required manner. Second, relying on empirical decision theory, such a thesis is identified. Finally, precise validity criteria for the respective arguments are developed.
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Menashe Schwed, Commentary on: Christoph Lumer's "Practical arguments for prudential justifications of actions"
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Practical arguments for actions are arguments which, besides their epistemic function, shall motivate an addressee to execute the justified action. First, a strategy is developed how this motivational and other requirements can be met. Part of this strategy is to identify a thesis for which holds that believing it motivates in the required manner. Second, relying on empirical decision theory, such a thesis is identified. Finally, precise validity criteria for the respective arguments are developed.
