In the first account of how the language of reasons works, Semantics for Reasons draws on the scientific discipline of linguistics, brings together the theory of reasons and natural language semantics, and examines what we really mean when we talk about reasons for believing and doing certain things.
In the first account of how the language of reasons works, Semantics for Reasons draws on the scientific discipline of linguistics, brings together the theory of reasons and natural language semantics, and examines what we really mean when we talk about reasons for believing and doing certain things.
Bryan R. Weaver received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Reading in 2012 and is now a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Engineering and an affiliate of the Center for Ethics and Human Values at The Ohio State University. He has published on the philosophy of sex, and he works on the philosophies of normativity and perception, as well as metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics. Kevin Scharp received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh in 2005 and is now a Reader in Philosophy at the University of St Andrews and the director of the Arché Philosophical Research Centre. He taught previously at The Ohio State University. He has published on philosophical logic, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and philosophy of science. He is the author of a book, Replacing Truth (Oxford 2013), and editor of a collection of Wilfrid Sellars' essays.
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Introduction 1: Reasons 2: Logical Form 3: Semantics 4: The Competition 5: Implications
