Naslov
Wide Content Explanations

Autori
Hanžek, Ljudevit

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Free Will & Action Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Urednik/ci
Grgić, Filip ; Pećnjak, Davor

Izdavač
Springer

Godina
2018

Raspon stranica
13-38

ISSN
2509-4793

Ključne riječi
Action, explanation, Narrow mental content, Physical explanation, Wide mental content

Sažetak
In this paper, the author argues that ascriptions of wide mental content form a part of successful explanations of action. Ascriptions of wide mental content result in wide explanations ; ascriptions of narrow mental content result in narrow explanations ; descriptions of an agent’s mental states in terms of their physical properties result in physical explanations. In Sect. 2.1, he outlines the central problem of the paper. In Sect. 2.2, he explicates the criteria for evaluating competing explanations, which will be used in resolving the issue. Section 2.3 defines an action-context, a set of elements that are present in every situation in which explanation of action is sought for. Section 2.4 shows, very roughly, what a wide explanation looks like. In Sect. 2.5, the author presents some familiar objections to the very idea of content explanations, whether wide or narrow. He also responds to these objections. Section 2.6 provides reasons for thinking that physical explanations of action are inadequate. Section 2.7 shows that narrow explanations are also not appropriate.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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