Pragmatic Reasons

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-9

3. Pragmatism and Normativity

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Pragmatism, Causal Explanation, and Normative Facts

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      Pages 13-45

   3. Pragmatism and Rationality

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      Pages 46-91

   4. Pragmatism, Normativity, and Relativism

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      Pages 92-118

4. Pragmatism and Morality

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Pragmatism, Interests, and Morality

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      Pages 121-151

   3. Pragmatism, Freedom, and Responsibility

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      Pages 152-186

5. Pragmatism and Epistemology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187

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   2. Pragmatism and Epistemology

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      Pages 189-233

   3. Pragmatism, Internalism, and Externalism

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6. Back Matter

   Pages 263-292

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This book shows how a sophisticated version of pragmatism, resting on a novel conception of rationality, can justify a range of important practices, including our practices of moral and epistemic evaluation, as well as our practice of making judgments regarding free will and moral responsibility.

• epistemology
• knowledge
• liberty
• morality
• reason

• Georgetown University, USA

  Jeremy Randel Koons

JEREMY RANDEL KOONS is Visiting Associate Professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. He has held teaching positions at the American University of Beirut, the University of Hong Kong, and Stonehill College (Massachusetts). He has also published several articles in ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics.

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