Justified Belief
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9690201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Goldstick (0000-0002-6513-0346, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 99-112 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217300049325 |
| OpenAlex | W4239014341 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
A “hypothetical imperative” tells what to do to get a certain result. Equivalently, it says what is the “right” thing to do to achieve that result. Insofar as achieving that result is the sole end in view, wondering what is the right thing to do to achieve it just is: wondering what to do. Insofar as it is the sole end in view, deciding what is the right thing to do to achieve it is simply deciding what to do. Something's being the right thing to do to achieve a certain goal does not, of course, guarantee that it actually will succeed in achieving that goal: the meaning is only that, in the existing circumstances, it is more apt to achieve the goal than any available alternative
Epistemology · Law and economics · Meaning (existential) · Sociology · The Thing · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |