Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Practical Reality
Jonathan Dancy · 2000
80/100
👍 Worth It
Dancy does something rare in analytic philosophy: he makes a rigorous, densely argued case in under 200 pages, and the journals noticed — reviews in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Review of Metaphysics, and others confirm this is serious, recognized work rather than academic filler. The argument that motivating reasons are facts in the world rather than mental states is genuinely important for anyone working in philosophy of action or moral psychology. This is not for general readers, but within its intended audience it earns its high marks.
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safety98
substance88
craft82
originality84
accuracy85
hype80
age-fit70
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict80
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