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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Internal reasons and the motivating intuition

Julia Markovits

pp. 141-165

Abstract

Internalist theses, as they are usually stated, describe a necessary relation between an agent's having a reason and some other, usually motivational, fact about the agent. So, for example, internalists might claim that an agent can have a reason to perform some act only if he has a relevant desire, or only if he would be motivated to perform it in suitably idealized circumstances. Why should we accept internalism about reasons?

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Brady Michael (2011) New waves in metaethics. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 141-165

DOI: 10.1057/9780230294899_8

Full citation:

Markovits Julia (2011) „Internal reasons and the motivating intuition“, In: M. Brady (ed.), New waves in metaethics, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 141–165.