Brian O'Shaughnessy

The Will: Volume 2, a Dual Aspect Theory

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The phenomenon of action in which the mind moves the body has puzzled philosophers over the centuries. In this new edition of a classic work of analytical philosophy, Brian O'Shaughnessy investigates bodily action and attempts to resolve some of the main problems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 634g
• ISBN-13: 9780521853675
• ISBN-10: 0521853672
• Artikelnr.: 22757453

Inhaltsangabe

Part III. Dual Aspect Theory: Introduction
9. Observation and the will
10. The scope to the intention
11. Voluntariness and volition
12. The proof of a duel aspect theory of physical action
13. The definition of action
14. Defining the psychological and the mental
15. The ontological status of physical action
16. Dual aspect theory and the epistemology of physical action
Part IV. From Mind to Body: Introduction
17. The antecedents of action (1): from desires to intention
18. The antecedents of action (2): from intending to trying
19. The antecedents of action (3): from will to action
20. The 'mental pineal gland'.