Agents' Abilities /

Almost everyone can run. Only very few can run a marathon. But what is it for agents to be able to do things? This question, while central to many debates in philosophy, is still awaiting a comprehensive answer. The book provides just that. Drawing on some valuable insights from previous works of ab...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jaster, Romy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]
Colección:Philosophical Analysis ; 83
Temas:
Philosophy (General).
Abilities.
Dispositionen.
Freier Wille.
Fähigkeit.
dispositions.
free will.
PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Analytic.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 Methodology
  • 2 The simple conditional analysis
  • 3 Possibilism
  • 4 The success view I
  • Agentive abilities
  • 5 The success view II
  • Non-agentive abilities
  • 6 The success view situated
  • 7 The success view applied
  • Two rough sketches
  • Resumé and an open question
  • References
  • Index of Names
  • Index of subjects

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