Rational animals
Subtitle: the teleological roots of intentionality
By: Mark Okrent
Series: Series in Continental thought -- 34
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780821417430; 9780821417447
Subjects: Intentionality (Philosophy)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-218) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Ethological anecdotes, philosophical pronouncements; title: What is intentionality?; title: Three central issues concerning intentionality; title: The pragmatic approach to intentionality; title: Representationalism, functionalism, and pragmatism; title: Goals without intentions; title: The field teleologist's problem; title: Goal-directedness : description and explanation; title: Wright's analysis of goals; title: The descriptive content of goal attributions; title: The scope of the judgment of appropriateness; title: Goals as strongly holistic properties; title: Living agents and teleology; title: The explanatory power of goal attributions; title: How goal-directed attributions explain; title: Goals and functions : types and individuals; title: Types and goals : populations and evolution; title: Instrumental rationality; title: The teleological stance and the intentional stance; title: Reasons; title: Nonrational behavior : the lessons of the sphex wasp; title: Instrumentally rational behavior : the lessons of the plover; title: Goals and reasons; title: The norms of instrumental rationality; title: Rational explanation; title: Justification and explanation; title: Inference and explanation; title: Goals and desires; title: The motivation of rational behavior; title: Rational explanation and intentional content; title: Summary; title: Practical reason and definite content; title: The limitations of merely instrumental reason; title: Opacity and vague contents; title: Reflection and practical rationality; title: The evolution of practical rationality; title: Practical reason and social roles; title: Tools, language, and definite content