Scott R Sehon
Biographic Data
| ID | 5966768 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott R Sehon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott R |
| FAMILY NAME | Sehon |
| SIGNATURE | SEHON S R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Argument against the Causal Theory of Action Explanation
It is widely held that belief explanations of action are a species of causal explanation. This paper argues against the causal construal of action explanation. It first defends the claim that unless beliefs are brain states, beliefs cannot causally explain behavior. Second, the paper argues against the view that beliefs are brain states. It follows from these claims that beliefs do not causally explain behavior. An alternative account is then pro…
Logical Learning Theory
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Logical Learning Theory: a Human Teleology and its Empirical Support. By Joseph F. Rychlak. (Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1994. Pp. xix + 387. Price $35.00.) Scott R. Sehon Scott R. Sehon Bowdoin College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 46, Issue 183, April 1996, Pages 246–248, https://doi.org/10.2307/2956394 Published: 01 April 1996
An Argument against the Causal Theory of Action Explanation
It is widely held that belief explanations of action are a species of causal explanation. This paper argues against the causal construal of action explanation. It first defends the claim that unless beliefs are brain states, beliefs cannot causally explain behavior. Second, the paper argues against the view that beliefs are brain states. It follows from these claims that beliefs do not causally explain behavior. An alternative account is then pro…
Logical Learning Theory
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Logical Learning Theory: a Human Teleology and its Empirical Support. By Joseph F. Rychlak. (Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1994. Pp. xix + 387. Price $35.00.) Scott R. Sehon Scott R. Sehon Bowdoin College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 46, Issue 183, April 1996, Pages 246–248, https://doi.org/10.2307/2956394 Published: 01 April 1996
An Argument against the Causal Theory of Action Explanation
It is widely held that belief explanations of action are a species of causal explanation. This paper argues against the causal construal of action explanation. It first defends the claim that unless beliefs are brain states, beliefs cannot causally explain behavior. Second, the paper argues against the view that beliefs are brain states. It follows from these claims that beliefs do not causally explain behavior. An alternative account is then pro…
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis (1 work) · Causal theory of reference (1 work) · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Physics (1 work) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (1 work)