TELEOLOGICAL REALISM AS AN EXPLANATORY MATRIX IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCOTT SEHON Cover Image

TELEOLOŠKI REALIZAM KAO EKSPLANATORNA MATRICA U FILOZOFIJI SCOTTA SEHONA
TELEOLOGICAL REALISM AS AN EXPLANATORY MATRIX IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCOTT SEHON

Author(s): Kenan Šljivo
Subject(s): Logic, Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Psychology, Behaviorism
Published by: Logos – Centar za kulturu I edukaciju
Keywords: Davidson; causal explanation; teleological explanation; folk-psychology; human behavior;

Summary/Abstract: Since Davidson published Action, Reasons and Causes the common view in the philosophy of mind has been that common-sense psychological explanations of human actions are causal explenation. Scott Sehon confronted this view. He argues that common-sense psychological explanations are not causal but teleological and, according to that, that common-sense psychological explanations are quite different from explanations given by the physical science. The aim of this article is to give an account and to analyse main thesis upon which Sehon constructed and further developed his view.

  • Issue Year: 2/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 67-76
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Bosnian