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Mark Okrent

    Rational Animals
    Nature and Normativity
    • Nature and Normativity

      Biology, Teleology, and Meaning

      • 238 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      The book delves into the misunderstanding surrounding the relationship between norms and nature, challenging the traditional framing that juxtaposes human language and thought with the physical world. It offers a fresh perspective on how these elements interact, suggesting that the discourse around norms requires a reevaluation to better understand their place within the natural order.

      Nature and Normativity
    • Rational Animals

      • 222 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Offers an account of the intentionality of human mental states, such as beliefs and desires. This work emphasizes the continuity between human intentionality and the levels of intentionality that should be attributed to animal actions and states. It is intended for cognitive scientists, philosophers of mind, philosophers of biology, and others.

      Rational Animals