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2011 , Vol. 6 >Issue 3: 345 - 357

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11466-011-0143-5

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Acting in Ignorance

  • Jonathan DANCY
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  • Department of Philosophy, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AA, UK Department of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX 78713, USA

Published date: 05 Sep 2011

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Abstract

This paper considers and rejects the arguments that have been given in favour of the view that one can only act for the reason that p if one knows that p. The paper contrasts it with the view I hold, which is that one can act for the reason that p even if it is not the case that p.

Key words： knowledge; reasons; action; non-factive explanation

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Jonathan DANCY . Acting in Ignorance[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2011 , 6(3) : 345 -357 . DOI: 10.1007/s11466-011-0143-5

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