Time-slice rationality and filling in plans
Abstract
In Reasons Without Persons, Brian Hedden argues that a theory of rationality need not provide diachronic norms for reasoning, since we can explain all we need to explain about rationality using purely synchronic norms. This article argues that a theory of rationality should contain at least one diachronic norm for reasoning, namely a norm to fill in the details of one's coarse-grained or partial plans. It also explores a possible synchronic approach to this aspect of rationality.
Citation
Snedegar , J 2017 , ' Time-slice rationality and filling in plans ' , Analysis , vol. 77 , no. 3 , pp. 595–607 . https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anx070
Publication
Analysis
Status
Non peer reviewed
ISSN
0003-2638Type
Journal article
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© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Analysis Trust. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anx070
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