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1 online resource (vi, 392 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Summary |
The book illustrates the concept of action in three different contexts - the justification of actions, people's life history, and pragmatism. Because of itscomprehensive view, this volume marks a departure from the atomistic approach of action theory. Thisin itself raises a number of questions, which the ten contributors to this volume deal with in an instructive manner. |
Contents |
Introduction: Through Contexts to Actions / Anton Leist -- Thought and Action / P.M.S. Hacker -- Reasons for Action and Psychological States / Frederick Stoutland -- Thomas Schmidt: Reasons for Action without Metaphysics? -- Causalist/Anti-causalist Debate in the Theory of Action: What It Is and Why It Matters / Maria Alvarez -- Philipp Huebl: In Defence of Causalism -- Two Ways to Understand Causality in Agency / Rowland Stout -- John Bishop: On the Importance of Reconciling Two Models of Causality in Agency -- Actions, Habits, and Practices / Todd Lekan -- Norbert Anwander: The Reach of Habit -- What Good is a Will? / J. David Velleman -- Neil Roughley: On the Ways and Uses of Intending: Lessons from Velleman's Bratman Critique -- Personal Identity and Agency: Towards Analytical Personalism / Stefaan E. Cuypers -- Marc Slors: Looking for the Real Enemy -- Units of Living / Rudiger Bittner -- Holger Baumann: Making Sense of Ourselves -- Knowledge in Action / Jennifer Hornsby -- Katia Saporiti: A Seeming Solution to a Seeming Puzzle in Explaining Action -- Cognition and Action / Anton Leist -- Joachim Schulte: Notes on Distinctions -- Action and Inquiry / Christopher Hookway -- Stephen Hetherington: Knowledgeable Inquiry. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Act (Philosophy)
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Act (Philosophy) |
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Philosophy.
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Philosophy. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Leist, Anton, 1947-
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9783110188936 |
ISBN |
9783110898798 (electronic book) |
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3110898799 (electronic book) |
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3110188937 (alkaline paper) |
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9783110188936 (alkaline paper) |
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