Abstract
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Dynamic Being: Essays in Process-relational Ontology |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars |
Pages | 146-161 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781443876957 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2015 |
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Keywords
- Content
- Evolution
- External reason
- Natural norm
- Normativity
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Emerged content and dynamic normativit. / ZHENG, Yujian.
Dynamic Being: Essays in Process-relational Ontology. Cambridge Scholars, 2015. p. 146-161.Research output: Book Chapters | Papers in Conference Proceedings › Book Chapter › Research › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - Emerged content and dynamic normativit
AU - ZHENG, Yujian
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - My objective in this essay is to explore and to articulate certain distinctive forms of dynamic normativity at a level deeper than that of our ordinary usage of the terms, "norm" or "rule" in the prescriptive sense of "ought." Forms of normativity, namely, interpretive and constitutive forms, are not only bound by evolution, but ultimately, via the same dynamic process, they give rise to our prescriptive-normative practices. As a theoretical backdrop for motivating my proposal, I start with an elaboration of the diachronic holism that is embedded in teleo-semantic functions. Then, I discuss the gap between content talk and physical talk, and finally, I shift my focus toward the notion of a natural norm. In justifying my new conception of normativity, I lay out a broad criterion of normativity based on external reasons. Further considerations of the status of external reasons and their relation to internal reasons, or to interpretation, lead me to an articulation of the dynamics of constitutive normativity, embodied in four evolutionary scenarios that are oriented toward full-blown intentionality.
AB - My objective in this essay is to explore and to articulate certain distinctive forms of dynamic normativity at a level deeper than that of our ordinary usage of the terms, "norm" or "rule" in the prescriptive sense of "ought." Forms of normativity, namely, interpretive and constitutive forms, are not only bound by evolution, but ultimately, via the same dynamic process, they give rise to our prescriptive-normative practices. As a theoretical backdrop for motivating my proposal, I start with an elaboration of the diachronic holism that is embedded in teleo-semantic functions. Then, I discuss the gap between content talk and physical talk, and finally, I shift my focus toward the notion of a natural norm. In justifying my new conception of normativity, I lay out a broad criterion of normativity based on external reasons. Further considerations of the status of external reasons and their relation to internal reasons, or to interpretation, lead me to an articulation of the dynamics of constitutive normativity, embodied in four evolutionary scenarios that are oriented toward full-blown intentionality.
KW - Content
KW - Evolution
KW - External reason
KW - Natural norm
KW - Normativity
UR - http://www.academia.edu/3643109/Emerged_Content_and_Dynamic_Normativity
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/6118
M3 - Book Chapter
SN - 9781443876957
SP - 146
EP - 161
BT - Dynamic Being: Essays in Process-relational Ontology
PB - Cambridge Scholars
ER -