'How to argue about Aristotle about practical reason'

Giles Pearson

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'How to argue about Aristotle about practical reason'

Giles Pearson

Department of Philosophy

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In this paper, I consider Aristotle’s views in relation to the Humean theory of motivation (HTM). I distinguish three principles which HTM is committed to, the ‘No Besires’ principle, the ‘Motivation Out – Desire In’ principle, and the ‘Desire Out – Desire In’ principle. To reject HTM one only needs to reject one of these principles. I argue that while it is plausible to think Aristotle accepts the first two principles, there are some grounds for thinking that he might reject the third.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-58
Number of pages	28
Journal	Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/22134417-00351P05
Publication status	Published - 16 Sept 2020

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motivation
desire
metaethics

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