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Abstract
This paper considers two competing pictures of knowledge of what one ought to do—one which assimilates this to other propositional knowledge conceived as partial ‘locational’ knowledge of where one is in a space of possibilities, the other which distinguishes this from other propositional knowledge by construing it as partial ‘directional’ knowledge of what to do in particular circumstances. I argue that the apparent tension can be lessened by better understanding the contextualized modal-cum-prescriptive nature of ‘ought’ and enriching our conception of the kinds of possibilities within which we can locate ourselves.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 167-187 |
Journal | Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society |
Volume | 115 |
Issue number | 2.2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Jul 2015 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- ought
- normative knowledge
- modality
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Knowing What One Ought to Do
Matthew Chrisman (Speaker)
Aug 2014Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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How Modal Knowledge Can Be Practical Knowledge
Matthew Chrisman (Speaker)
2014Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Matthew Chrisman
- School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences - Personal Chair of Ethics and Epistemology
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