Regole. Un saggio di psicodeontica

Abstract: Rules. An Essay in Psychodeontics

In this article, I first introduce a naturalistic method of inquiry in meta-normative issues, that, following a suggestion by B. Celano, I call “psychodeontics”. I then provide an example of how the method works, focusing on three aspects of the phenomenon of rules and rule-guided behaviour: the fact that rules are reasons for action, the relation between rules and habits, and the “entrenchment” of rules.