Lexicon of Arguments

 

II 334 ff
Rationality/Evolution Theory: does not explain why physical state r causes movement b - (if R is the corresponding rational reason and B the rational action).
>Causal explanation, >Actions, >Rationality, cf. >Anomalous monism.
Nozick: if R is not a rational reason there would be no organism that would be selected for it. - ((s) Because irrational organisms are not selected, one could not recognize rational behavior particularly and describe it.
>Reasons, >Reason/cause.
II 338
Nozick: nevertheless: if r would not be rational, the organism would not have been selected - "downward causation". - So after all: rationality in the world.
II 342
Theory of evolution/Nozick: seems to eliminate values and evaluative facts.
>Values, >Ethics, >Morals.
Even if action is related to belief, it is not in connection with judgmental facts.
>Beliefs, >Facts.
III 343
instead, "invisible hand, blind mechanism" - Ethical behavior could be inherit - "Punchline: that does not undermine the role of ethical facts. - Explanation: individual behavior is not - "explained blind" - solution: in addition one needs truth for explanation.
>Truth, >Explanation.
II 348
Moral belief must ultimately be in connection with its truth. - But that does not show that from a successful explanation of the invisible hand (blind explanation) could not follow that there may be no connection with accuracy.
>Correctness.