A companion to the philosophy of action [electronic resource] / edited by Timothy O'Connor and Constantine Sandis.

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TextSeries: Blackwell companions to philosophy (Online) ; 46.Publication details: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 638 p.) : illISBN:

9781444323535 (electronic bk.)
1444323539 (electronic bk.)

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Act (Philosophy)

Additional physical formats: Companion to the philosophy of action.DDC classification:

128/.4 22

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B 105 .A35

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Subject: A Companion to the Philosophy of Action offers a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems central to the philosophy of action.The first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to human actions)Brings together specially commissioned chapters from international expertsDiscusses a range of ideas and doctrines, including rationality, free will and determinism, virtuous action, criminal responsibility, Attribution Theory, and rational agency in evolutionary perspectiveIndividual chapters also cover prominent historic figures from Plato to RicoeurCan be approached as a complete narrative, but also serves as a work of referenceOffers rich insights into an area of philosophical thought that has attracted thinkers since the time of the ancient Greeks.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A Companion to the Philosophy of Action offers a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems central to the philosophy of action.The first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to human actions)Brings together specially commissioned chapters from international expertsDiscusses a range of ideas and doctrines, including rationality, free will and determinism, virtuous action, criminal responsibility, Attribution Theory, and rational agency in evolutionary perspectiveIndividual chapters also cover prominent historic figures from Plato to RicoeurCan be approached as a complete narrative, but also serves as a work of referenceOffers rich insights into an area of philosophical thought that has attracted thinkers since the time of the ancient Greeks.