J. Koons 
Pragmatic Reasons 
A Defense of Morality and Epistemology

This book shows how a sophisticated version of pragmatism, resting on a novel conception of rationality, can justify a range of important practices, including our practices of moral and epistemic evaluation, as well as our practice of making judgments regarding free will and moral responsibility.

Table of Content

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: PRAGMATISM AND NORMATIVITY Pragmatism, Causal Explanation, and Normative Facts Pragmatism and Rationality Pragmatism, Relativism, and Normative Discourse PART II: PRAGMATISM AND MORALITY Interests and Morality Pragmatism, Freedom, and Responsibility PART III: PRAGMATISM AND EPISTEMOLOGY Pragmatism and Epistemology Pragmatism, Internalism, and Externalism Bibliography Index

About the author

JEREMY RANDEL KOONS is Visiting Associate Professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. He has held teaching positions at the American University of Beirut, the University of Hong Kong, and Stonehill College (Massachusetts). He has also published several articles in ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics.