Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    Anscombe's account in 'Intention' grounds action in the a... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→Behavior caused by beliefs and desires in a deviant causal chain is not an action but mere behavior.

    Anscombe's account in 'Intention' grounds action in the agent's knowledge under a description, not in the causal history of the behavior's production.

    ?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.
    1 reason for
    1 reason against

    Reasons For

    1 perspective
    Reason for
    ?
    • 1.Intentions are essentially characterized by how agents conceive their actions, not mechanical causation, making descriptions constitutive of intention.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 2.A causal history account struggles to distinguish intentional action from mere bodily movement or unintended side effects of deliberate acts.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 3.Anscombe's framework explains why an agent can know their action without empirical observation, through practical knowledge of their own intention.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    Reasons Against

    1 perspective
    Reason against
    ?
    • 1.Grounding action in descriptions alone risks making intention too mentalistic, untethered from the actual world and causal processes that realize it.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 2.Distinguishing intentional from unintentional action requires some reference to how the behavior was actually produced, not just how it's described.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 3.An agent's description of their action can be false or self-deceived; causal facts about behavior provide objective constraints on valid descriptions.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    Sign in or register to share your perspective on this statement.

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Strongest counterpoint
    Explore the most compelling reason on the other side.

    Key Terms

    knowledge(Distinguished from mere true belief, which may be the product of indoctrination and need not exercise deliberative capacities.)
    Justified true belief — true belief that has been arrived at through the exercise of deliberative capacities, including comparison of and deliberation among alternatives.

    Connections

    2 topics

    Causation1 linkedMoral Responsibility1 linked

    Related

    A causal history account struggles to distinguish intentional action from mere b...An agent's description of their action can be false or self-deceived; causal fac...Anscombe's framework explains why an agent can know their action without empiric...Behavior caused by beliefs and desires in a deviant causal chain is not an actio...
    +3 moreShow less
    Distinguishing intentional from unintentional action requires some reference to ...Grounding action in descriptions alone risks making intention too mentalistic, u...

    Details

    Type
    claim
    Perspectives
    2 (1 for, 1 against)
    Edits
    1 edit
    Intentions are essentially characterized by how agents conceive their actions, n...