Abstract Most normative accounts of meaningful work have focused on the value autonomy and capability for self-development. Here, I will propose that contribution–having a positive impact others through one’s work–is another central dimension work. Being able to contribute should be recognized as one key axiological values can serve, providing independent justification why is valuable worth doi...

In this paper, we present and defend a natural yet novel analysis of normative reasons. According to what call support-explanationism, for fact be reason φ is it explain why there's support φ-ing. We critically consider the two main rival forms explanationism—ought-explanationism, on which reasons facts about ought, good-explanationism, goodness—as well as popular Reasons-First view, takes noti...

Modelling the concept of explanation is a central matter in AI systems, as it provides methods for developing eXplainable (XAI). When applies to normative reasoning, XAI aims at promoting trust decisions systems: fact, such depends on understanding whether systems predictions correspond legally compliant scenarios. This paper extends reasoning work by Governatori et al. (2022) notion stable exp...

Abstract Several epistemologists have advanced the idea that a subject’s epistemic status can be weakened by evidence she does not possess but should possessed, or, alternatively, beliefs or doubts had under her evidential circumstances have. This alleged phenomenon is known as normative defeat and its adherents typically reported intuitions it obtains mundane circumstances. Some analyzed in te...

In this paper we introduce a formal framework for the construction of normative multiagent systems, based on Searle’s notion of the construction of social reality. Within the structure of normative multiagent systems we distinguish between regulative norms that describe obligations, prohibitions and permissions, and constitutive norms that regulate the creation of institutional facts as well as...