Jonathan Dancy Boeken

Exploring the connection between motivations for actions and ethical reasoning, this study challenges existing philosophical views that obscure our understanding of acting for good reasons. Jonathan Dancy offers a novel perspective on values and reasons, integrating normativity within the philosophy of mind and action. His work aims to clarify how ethical considerations can influence decision-making, enriching the dialogue between philosophy and ethics.

The book offers a comprehensive exploration of particularism in ethics, a theory championed by Jonathan Dancy. He challenges the conventional belief that morality is inherently tied to principles, arguing that this connection is fundamentally flawed. Through a robust defense of his views, Dancy invites readers to reconsider the nature of moral reasoning and the role of principles in ethical decision-making, making a significant contribution to contemporary philosophical discourse.

Offers the student a well-organized presentation of material relating to scepticism, to various philosophical accounts of knowledge and justification, to theories of perception, and more.

"A model of what an edition of a philosohic text for an introductory level should be. Introduction does an admirable job of putting Berkeley's thought in the intellectual context of its time." -- Gary C Hatfield

Jonathan Dancy aims to establish the possibility of reasoning to action, by showing how similar it is to reasoning to belief. He offers a general theory of reasoning, which smoothly admits the differences there may be between the two types, while also considering the possibility of reasoning to hope, to fear, to doubt, and to intention.