What is the norm of intention?
Abstract
Several philosophers have argued that intention is conceptually governed by a normative standard of correctness. Intention normativism is supposed to be the practical counterpart of belief normativism, which is widely discussed in the literature. In this paper, I discuss the extant formulations of the norm of intention and find all of them wanting. I then suggest and defend a new formulation of the norm of intention. I argue that the suggested formulation is immune to the problems that beset other candidates for the norm of intention.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Free Will and Agency
Philosophical Ethics and Theory
Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Philosophical Explorations
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 57–73
- Publication date
- 2 January 2026
- Language
- EN