The rationality of an agent in sound normative shape is then a matter of his motivating reasons conforming to and reflecting the good normative reasons available to him.
And they are to be supposed identical in particular for agents in what we might call sound normative shape, agents who have their facts right, correctly gauge the normative significance of those facts and act accordingly without derailment by any kind of weakness.
In normal cases, where my actions are justified, the normative reasons that justify them are not features of my psychology, not even facts about my psychology but the facts about the world to which my psychological states, insofar as I am in sound normative shape, respond.
The importance of questioning the values, background assumptions, and normative orientations shaping sustainability research has been increasingly acknowledged, particularly in the context of transdisciplinary research, which aims to integrate knowledge from various scientific and societal bodies of knowledge.
The emergent nature of GHG complicates such deliberations, with contested normative frameworks shaping aspirations for GHG [ 41, 103].
Finally, findings from Brazil suggests that the bureaucratic infiltration of social health movements advocating for healthcare as a human right is important for inspiring heath officials to create obesity prevention programs, grounded in these normative principles, shaping subsequent legislation.
This reframing focuses on the process of governance through an explicit consideration of how normative considerations shape the interactions between knowledge and power, science and governance.
And one might wonder whether differences in taste are a superficial veneer over underlying normative universals, or whether, instead, culture plays a role in shaping normative facts.
Each time we apply some natural, empirically guided interpretation in practice, we participate in shaping evolving normative practices (both linguistic and behavioral practices).
A large body of research highlights the role of peers in shaping the normative beliefs and behaviours associated with drinking.
