The Normative Requirement of Means-End Rationality and Modest Bootstrapping
“Myth theorists” have recently called the normative requirement of means-end rationality into question. I show that we can accept certain lessons from the Myth Theorists and also salvage our intuition that there is a normative requirement of means-end rationality. I argue that any appeal to a requir...
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Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
Lingua: | Inglese |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2014
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In: |
Ethical theory and moral practice
Anno: 2014, Volume: 17, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 487-503 |
Altre parole chiave: | B
Bootstrapping
B instrumental rationality B Autonomy B Practical rationality |
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Riepilogo: | “Myth theorists” have recently called the normative requirement of means-end rationality into question. I show that we can accept certain lessons from the Myth Theorists and also salvage our intuition that there is a normative requirement of means-end rationality. I argue that any appeal to a requirement to make our attitudes coherent as such is superfluous and unnecessary in order to vindicate the requirement of means-end rationality and also avoid the problematic conclusion that persons ought to take the means to whatever ends they happen to intend. |
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ISSN: | 1572-8447 |
Comprende: | Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10677-013-9455-y |