Summary |
Making a decision is a way of forming an intention, at least
other things equal. In making a decision we seem to be active – decisions seem
to be mental actions. One question philosophers have asked about decisions is
whether and in what sense decisions really are actions. Other questions
include: (i) what makes a decision rational? (ii) do decisions provide reasons
to act as you have decided? (iii) are decisions reducible to other kinds of
mental states or events (e.g. desire-formation). Since decisions lead to
intentions, many discussions of intentions are also relevant to discussions of decisions, and vice-versa. |