Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Contemporary Science Association Global studies in education at Waikato

EXPERIENCES, SUBJECTS, AND CONCEPTUAL SCHEMES PDF Print E-mail
Written by DEREK PARFIT   

ABSTRACT. According to reductionism about persons, there are no souls or Cartesian Egos, and our existence consists in the existence of a body and a related sequence of mental events. According to reductionism about reasons, there are no irreducibly normative truths, and when we have some reason for acting, that fact consists in some fact about our motivation, or the effects of our acts.
 

Show Other Articles Of This Author

Close Window   X

Notice to readers

 

In order to view full text of this article, you must be a paid Addleton journals subscriber or purchase electronic access to this article. You may also purchase a print copy of this article.