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Reasons vs. Causes
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Reasons vs. Causes
• Reasons tell us why we ought to believe (do) something. Causes tell us why we in fact do believe (do something).
• Reasons are normative, causes are factual.
• Reasons justify, causes explain.
(Caution: the terms here are imprecise, and we use terms such as ‘explanation’ or ‘reason’ in different ways than just outlined.)
Example. Suppose I say: “I believe that there are no triangles.” You say “Why do you believe that?” You can be either asking ...
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