Question
Fred Dretske defended “belief-desire” psychology in a paper titled for these two sets of concepts, which also appear in the subtitle of his book Explaining Behavior. For 10 points each:
[10h] What two sets of concepts are equated in a Donald Davidson paper that defines one’s “primary” form as a pro-attitude with a belief? These sets of concepts are the last two in the title of that paper.
ANSWER: reasons AND causes [accept Explaining Behavior: Reasons in a World of Causes; accept “Actions, Reasons, and Causes”]
[10m] This book distinguishes reasons from desires and claims that humans are bound by morality since we’re motivated by reasons, not desires. In this book, T. M. Scanlon argued that the social contract should be based on rules nobody can reasonably reject.
ANSWER: What We Owe to Each Other
[10e] This philosopher synthesized Scanlon’s contractualism, rule consequentialism, and deontology into the “triple theory” of morality in On What Matters, the sequel to his book Reasons and Persons.
ANSWER: Derek Parfit
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| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 23.33 | 100% | 83% | 50% |