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Action in context /

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,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Leist, Anton, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, Ã2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.