The Activity of Reasoning: How Reasoning Can Constitute Epistemic Agency

Abstract We naturally see ourselves as capable of being active with respect to the matter what we believe – epistemic agency. A natural view is that can exercise such agency by engaging in reasoning. Sceptics contend a cannot be maintained light fact reasoning involves judgements, which are not decided upon or products prior intentions. In response, I argue amount virtue its aim‐directed way reconciled sceptics' conception it.