A question-sensitive theory of intention
Journal article
Beddor, Bob and Goldstein, Simon. (2023). A question-sensitive theory of intention. The Philosophical Quarterly. 73(2), pp. 346-378. https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqac031
Authors | Beddor, Bob and Goldstein, Simon |
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Abstract | This paper develops a question-sensitive theory of intention. We show that this theory explains some puzzling closure properties of intention. In particular, it can be used to explain why one is rationally required to intend the means to one’s ends, even though one is not rationally required to intend all the foreseen consequences of one’s intended actions. It also explains why rational intention is not always closed under logical implication, and why one can only intend outcomes that one believes to be under one’s control. |
Keywords | intention; propositional attitudes; closure; question-sensitivity; doctrine of double effect |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | The Philosophical Quarterly |
Journal citation | 73 (2), pp. 346-378 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISSN | 0031-8094 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqac031 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85153476345 |
Web address (URL) | https://academic.oup.com/pq/article/73/2/346/6648921 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 346-378 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 22 Jul 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | Jul 2022 |
Deposited | 03 Jun 2024 |
Additional information | © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Scots Philosophical Association and the University of St Andrews. All rights reserved. |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/909x3/a-question-sensitive-theory-of-intention
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