Why and How We Give and Ask for Reasons: Perspectives from Philosophy and the Sciences
The social practices and skills for giving, assessing, and responding to reasons play a key role in the constitution of uniquely human conceptual, epistemic, and deliberative powers. It is thus of great interest to explore why and how humans give and ask for reasons. In addition, it is increasingly recognized that an adequate understanding of such questions calls for a multi-perspectival, often dialogical, cross-fertilizing and integrative approach. Current research at the interface of philosophy and the sciences is already yielding new data, explanations, and predictions concerning the origins, purposes, development, and consequences of human discursive practices and skills, but representative overviews of this research are still missing from the literature. Why and How We Give and Ask for Reasons aims to fill this lacuna by bringing together new essays that approach the topic from integrative perspectives that promise to stimulate future research. The chapter authors include established figures in both philosophy and the sciences, as well as a number of younger scholars. The volume as a whole enables philosophers, cognitive scientists, developmental and comparative psychologists, and evolutionary anthropologists to deepen discussions on the reason-querying accounts of human cognition.
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Why and How We Give and Ask for Reasons: Perspectives from Philosophy and the Sciences
The social practices and skills for giving, assessing, and responding to reasons play a key role in the constitution of uniquely human conceptual, epistemic, and deliberative powers. It is thus of great interest to explore why and how humans give and ask for reasons. In addition, it is increasingly recognized that an adequate understanding of such questions calls for a multi-perspectival, often dialogical, cross-fertilizing and integrative approach. Current research at the interface of philosophy and the sciences is already yielding new data, explanations, and predictions concerning the origins, purposes, development, and consequences of human discursive practices and skills, but representative overviews of this research are still missing from the literature. Why and How We Give and Ask for Reasons aims to fill this lacuna by bringing together new essays that approach the topic from integrative perspectives that promise to stimulate future research. The chapter authors include established figures in both philosophy and the sciences, as well as a number of younger scholars. The volume as a whole enables philosophers, cognitive scientists, developmental and comparative psychologists, and evolutionary anthropologists to deepen discussions on the reason-querying accounts of human cognition.
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Why and How We Give and Ask for Reasons: Perspectives from Philosophy and the Sciences

Why and How We Give and Ask for Reasons: Perspectives from Philosophy and the Sciences

Why and How We Give and Ask for Reasons: Perspectives from Philosophy and the Sciences

Why and How We Give and Ask for Reasons: Perspectives from Philosophy and the Sciences

Overview

The social practices and skills for giving, assessing, and responding to reasons play a key role in the constitution of uniquely human conceptual, epistemic, and deliberative powers. It is thus of great interest to explore why and how humans give and ask for reasons. In addition, it is increasingly recognized that an adequate understanding of such questions calls for a multi-perspectival, often dialogical, cross-fertilizing and integrative approach. Current research at the interface of philosophy and the sciences is already yielding new data, explanations, and predictions concerning the origins, purposes, development, and consequences of human discursive practices and skills, but representative overviews of this research are still missing from the literature. Why and How We Give and Ask for Reasons aims to fill this lacuna by bringing together new essays that approach the topic from integrative perspectives that promise to stimulate future research. The chapter authors include established figures in both philosophy and the sciences, as well as a number of younger scholars. The volume as a whole enables philosophers, cognitive scientists, developmental and comparative psychologists, and evolutionary anthropologists to deepen discussions on the reason-querying accounts of human cognition.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780197745106
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 10/17/2025
Series: Foundations of Human Interaction
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 368
File size: 7 MB

Table of Contents

Introduction Ladislav Koren Part I: Social-Epistemological Perspectives Chapter 1: The Social Practice of Giving and Asking for Reasons Hilary Kornblith Chapter 2: Commitment Coordination and the Social Function of Reason-Giving Jeremy Randel Koons Chapter 3: Second-Person Normativity Glenda Satne Part II: Logical Perspectives Chapter 4: Reasoning, Reason Relations, and Semantic Content Robert Brandom Chapter 5: GOGAR and Logical Theories Jaroslav Peregrin Chapter 6: Reasons for Asking Jared Millson and Mark Risjord Chapter 7: Rejection as a Mental Act: Model-Theoretic and Proof-Theoretic Varieties Preston Stovall Part III: Developmental Perspectives Chapter 8: Respect for Reasons in Human Development David Moshman Chapter 9: Reasoning and Trust: A Developmental Perspective Bahar Köymen and Catarina Dutilh Novaes Chapter 10: Objectivity and the Space of Reasons Ladislav Koren Part IV: Evolutionary-Comparative Perspectives Chapter 11: Ways of Reasoning in Humans and Other Animals Cathal O'Madagain Chapter 12: The Evolution of Articulated Reasons: Reasoning as Discursive Niche Construction Joseph Rouse Chapter 13: Rationality and Reflection in Human and Non-Human Animals Giacomo Melis Chapter 14: A Functionalist Approach to Additive and Transformative Rationality Yannick Kohl
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