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This study defends the convention-independent view of promising and normative powers, arguing that communicating intentions, not social rules, creates these powers. It counters challenges based on rationality and full information, clarifying the role of social acceptance.

Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Action
  • Moral Philosophy
  • Social Philosophy

Background:

  • Philosophical accounts of promising and normative powers often rely on communicating intentions.
  • Convention-independent views posit that specific normative consequences attach to communicative acts based on communicated intentions, irrespective of social acceptance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To defend the convention-independent view of normative powers against Jed Lewinsohn's challenge.
  • To analyze the action-theoretic considerations raised by Lewinsohn regarding rationality and full information in performing normative acts.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical argumentation and conceptual analysis.
  • Examination of action-theoretic constraints on communicative acts with specific aims.
  • Analysis of the role of social acceptance in power-conferring rules.
Keywords:
Promisingconventionalismnormative powersrationality

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Main Results:

  • The convention-independent view can withstand challenges concerning the intelligibility of actions under conditions of rationality and full information.
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  • Lewinsohn's challenge, while insightful, does not invalidate the convention-independent account of promising and other normative powers.
  • Further philosophical inquiry is needed to fully delineate the relationship between social acceptance and the efficacy of normative power-conferring rules.