How reason confronts experience: on naturalist accounts of reason

Sheldon J. Chow ()
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Sheldon J. Chow: Leibniz Universität Hannover

Mind & Society: Cognitive Studies in Economics and Social Sciences, 2017, vol. 16, issue 1, No 4, 80 pages

Abstract: Abstract Cliff Hooker’s effort at developing a naturalistic philosophy for scientific and quotidian reason is formidable. With Barry Hoffmaster, Hooker has recently expanded his naturalism to encompass moral reason and moral epistemology by considering a real life example of moral decision-making. Hoffmaster and Hooker’s work thus presents a unique opportunity to examine a thoroughgoing naturalism applied to a concrete, complex case. This paper offers a critical assessment of the Hoffmaster and Hooker piece through the lens of an externalist approach to naturalism developed by Adam Morton. General lessons for naturalism about reason are revealed before a rough sketch of a novel account of problems and problem-solving is given to illustrate the importance of externalism.

Keywords: Naturalism; Reason; Rationality; Reasoning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s11299-016-0191-6

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