Irving Thalberg

Enigmas of Agency (eBook, PDF)

Studies in the Philosophy of Human Action

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 2002. This is Volume XVI of seventeen in the Philosophy of Mind and Psychology series. Written in 1972, this is a collection of studies in the philosophy of Human Action.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317851424
• Artikelnr.: 41066983

Autorenporträt

Irving Thalberg University of Illinois at Chicago Circle.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Introductory Remarks
Chapter I Do We Cause Our Own Actions?
Chapter II How Can We Distinguish Between Doing and Undergoing?
Chapter III Are There Non-Causal Explanations of Action?, Arnold B. Levison
Chapter IV Some Puzzles about Effort, Suzanne McCormick
Chapter V Can One Intend the Impossible?
Chapter VI How is Ability Related to Performance?
Chapter VII Can Our Wills Be Free?
Chapter VIII Can I Foreknow Decisions I have not Yet Made?
Chapter IX Can We Hold People Strictly Liable for Their Deeds?
Chapter X How do I Know What I am Doing?
Chapter XI The Socratic Paradox and Remorse