Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Austere Reasons (Do Desires, and only Desires, Justify Action? Evaluating a Radical Version of 'Internalism about Reasons')

The main problem addressed in this project is/has been some aspects of the theory of reasons: do reasons arise only from desires, and (if so) what are the implications of this -- would it be depressing, and what are its consequences for rational choice?There are two main...