Evolving Schedule of Readings
Tentative

-- 8/28 --
Aristotle,                De Motu 7, web
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics (selection), web
David Hume, "Of the Influencing Motives of the Will", web
-- 9/4 --
Donald Davidson, Actions, Reasons and Causes, jstor
Donald Davidson, How is Weakness of the Will Possible?, "reserve"
-- 9/11 --
John Searle, Introduction, Rationality in Action (MIT, 2001)
John Searle, The Classical Model of Rationality and Its Weaknesses, chap 1 of Rationality in Action (MIT, 2001)
John Searle, "The Basic Structure of Intentionality, Action and Meaning", chap 2 of Rationality in Action (MIT, 2001)
John Searle, The Gap: Of Time and the Self, chap 3 of Rationality in Action (MIT, 2001)
-- 9/18 --
John Searle, The Logical Structure of Reasons, chap 4 of Rationality in Action (MIT, 2001)
-- 9/25 --
John Searle, Some Special Feature of Practical Reason:
Strong Altruism as a Logical Requirement, chap 5 of
Rationality in Action (MIT, 2001)
-- 10/2 --
John Searle, How We Create Desire-Independent Reasons for Action, chap 6 of Rationality in Action (MIT, 2001)
John Searle, Internal and External Reasons, Appendix to chap 6 of Rationality in Action (MIT, 2001)
-- 10/9 --
John Searle, Weakness of Will, chap 7 of Rationality in Action (MIT, 2001)
John Searle, Why There is No Deductive Logic of Practical Reason, chap 8 of Rationality in Action (MIT, 2001)
John Searle, Consciousness, Free Action, and the Brain, Logic of Practical Reason, chap 9 of Rationality in Action (MIT, 2001)
-- 10/16 --
Michael Bratman, Introduction, chap 1 of Intentions, Plans and Practical Reason (Harvard, 1987)
Michael Bratman, On the Way to the Planning Theory, chap 2 of Intentions, Plans and Practical Reason (Harvard, 1987)
-- 10/23 --
Michael Bratman, Plans and Practical Reasoning, chap 3 of Intentions, Plans and Practical Reason (Harvard, 1987)
Michael Bratman, Agent Rationality: Towards a General Theory chap 4 of Intentions, Plans and Practical Reason (Harvard, 1987)
-- 10/30 --
Michael Bratman, Reconsideration and Rationality, chap 5 of Intentions, Plans and Practical Reason (Harvard, 1987)
Michael Bratman, Agent Rationality: The Historical Theory, chap 6 of Intentions, Plans and Practical Reason (Harvard, 1987)
-- 11/6 --
Michael Bratman, Commitment Revisited chap 7 of Intentions, Plans and Practical Reason (Harvard, 1987)
Michael Bratman, Two Faces of Intention chap 8 of Intentions, Plans and Practical Reason (Harvard, 1987)
-- 11/13 --
Michael Bratman, Intention and Expected Side Effects chap 10 of Intentions, Plans and Practical Reason (Harvard, 1987)
Jonathan Dancy, Reasons for Action, chap. 1 of Practical Reality
-- 11/20 --
Jonathan Dancy, Reasons and Desires, chap. 2 of Practical Reality
Jonathan Dancy, Reasons and Beliefs, chap. 3 of Practical Reality
-- 12/4 --
Jonathan Dancy, The Theory of Motivating States, chap. 4 of Practical Reality
Jonathan Dancy, Acting for a Good Reason, chap. 5 of Practical Reality

This schedule is subject to change.


Richard Lee, rlee@uark.edu, last modified: 20 November 2003