Agents and their actions /
Agents and their actions /
edited by Maximilian de Gaynesford.
- Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- 1 online resource (142 pages).
- Ratio book series .
- Ratio book series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Reasons for Action and Practical Reasoning / Maria Alvarez -- Ambivalence and Authentic Agency / Laura W Ekstrom -- The Road to Larissa / John Hyman -- What is the Content of an Intention in Action? / John McDowell -- Being in the World / Joseph Raz -- Moral Scepticism and Agency: Kant and Korsgaard / Robert Stern -- Speech, Action and Uptake / Maximilian de Gaynesford -- Index.
"Reflecting a recent flourishing of creative thinking in the field, Actions and Their Agents presents seven newly commissioned essays by leading international philosophers that highlight the most recent debates in the philosophy of action Features seven internationally significant authors, including new work by two of philosophy's 'super stars', John McDowell and Joseph Raz Presents the first clear indication of how John McDowell is extending his path-breaking work on intentionality and perceptual experience towards an account of action and agency Covers all the major interconnections between action-agency and central areas of Philosophy: Metaphysics, Epistemology, History of Philosophy, Ethics, Logic, Philosophy of Language Provides a snapshot of current debate on the subject, which is fresh, enlightening, and fruitful"--
9781444346763 1444346768 9781444339086 1444339087 9781444346732 1444346733
9786613258472
10.1002/9781444346763 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Act (Philosophy)
Agent (Philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY--History & Surveys--General.
Act (Philosophy)
Agent (Philosophy)
Electronic books.
Electronic resource.
B105.A35 / A46 2011eb
128/.4
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Reasons for Action and Practical Reasoning / Maria Alvarez -- Ambivalence and Authentic Agency / Laura W Ekstrom -- The Road to Larissa / John Hyman -- What is the Content of an Intention in Action? / John McDowell -- Being in the World / Joseph Raz -- Moral Scepticism and Agency: Kant and Korsgaard / Robert Stern -- Speech, Action and Uptake / Maximilian de Gaynesford -- Index.
"Reflecting a recent flourishing of creative thinking in the field, Actions and Their Agents presents seven newly commissioned essays by leading international philosophers that highlight the most recent debates in the philosophy of action Features seven internationally significant authors, including new work by two of philosophy's 'super stars', John McDowell and Joseph Raz Presents the first clear indication of how John McDowell is extending his path-breaking work on intentionality and perceptual experience towards an account of action and agency Covers all the major interconnections between action-agency and central areas of Philosophy: Metaphysics, Epistemology, History of Philosophy, Ethics, Logic, Philosophy of Language Provides a snapshot of current debate on the subject, which is fresh, enlightening, and fruitful"--
9781444346763 1444346768 9781444339086 1444339087 9781444346732 1444346733
9786613258472
10.1002/9781444346763 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Act (Philosophy)
Agent (Philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY--History & Surveys--General.
Act (Philosophy)
Agent (Philosophy)
Electronic books.
Electronic resource.
B105.A35 / A46 2011eb
128/.4