Rachael Wiseman (UK The University of York)

Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Anscombe's Intention

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

G. E. M. Anscombe's Intention is a classic of twentieth-century philosophy. The work has been enormously influential despite being a dense and largely misunderstood text. It is a standard reference point for anyone engaging with philosophy of action and philosophy of psychology. In this Routledge Philosophy GuideBook, Rachael Wiseman: situates Intention in relation to Anscombe's moral philosophy and philosophy of mind considers the influence of Aquinas, Aristotle, Frege, and Wittgenstein on the method and content of Intention adopts a structure for assessing the text that shows how Anscombe unifies the three aspects of the concept of intention considers the influence and implications of the piece whilst distinguishing it from subsequent work in the philosophy of action Ideal for anyone wanting to understand and gain a perspective on Elizabeth Anscombe's seminal work, this guide is an essential introduction, useful in the study of the philosophy of action, ethics, philosophy of psychology and related areas.

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Produktdetails

• Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 234g
• ISBN-13: 9780415821872
• ISBN-10: 0415821878
• Artikelnr.: 43747454

Autorenporträt

Rachael Wiseman is Addison Wheeler Research Fellow at Durham University, UK

Inhaltsangabe

1. Background: Intention in context
2. Three aspects of the concept of intention
3. (1) Expressions of intention
4. (2) Intentional action
5. (3) Intention with which
6. The unification of the concept of intention
7. The influence of Intention in the philosophy of action
8. The implications of Intention: moral philosophy, philosophy of
psychology & the self