Is Davidson’s Theory of Action Consistent?

Canadian Journal of Philosophy 25 (3):317-334 (1995)
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According to a familiar objection to Davidson's causal theory of action, reasons are not causes qua reasons unless explanations of actions fit reason and action into a nomic nexus. The focus of this criticism should really be redirected to the issue of whether or not Davidson's theory provides an account of the explanatory force of explanations of actions

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