Rules, Reasons, and Norms Selected Essays [Paperback]

Pettit presents a selection of essays touching upon metaphysics, philosophical psychology, and the theory of rational regulation. The first part of the book discusses the rule-following character of thought. The second considers how choice can be responsive to different sorts of factors, while still being under the control of thought. The third examines the implications of this view of choice and rationality for the normative regulation of social behavior.

I.0.Rules and ThoughtsMy Claims about Thought
I.1. The Reality of Rule-following
I.2. Realism and Response-dependence
I.3. Noumenalism and Response-dependence
I.4. Defining and Defending Social Holism
I.5. A Theory of Normal and Ideal Conditions
II.0.Reasons and ChoiceMy Claims about Choice
II.1. Three Aspects of Rational Explanation
II.2. Decision Theory and Folk Psychology
II.3. The Virtual Reality ofHomo Economicus
II.4. Functional Explanation and Virtual Selection
II.5. The Capacity to Have Done Otherwise
III.0.Norms and RegulationMy Claims about Regulation
III.1. Rational Choice Regulation: Two Strategies
III.2.Virtus Normativa: Rational Choice Perspectives
III.3. The Cunning of Trust
III.4. Enfranchising Silence
III.5. Instituting a Research Ethic: Chilling And Cautionary Tales