Charles Taylor

The Explanation of Behaviour (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A vitally important work of philosophical anthropology and a devastating criticism of the theory of behaviourism. Includes a new Preface by the author and a new Foreword by Alva Noë, setting the book in philosophical and historical context.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000389623
• Artikelnr.: 61361407

Autorenporträt

Charles Taylor is Professor Emeritus at McGill University, Canada. The author of many books on social and political philosophy, the philosophy of mind and language and the history of philosophy, he is one of the best-known and widely read philosophers in the world. He is also a prominent figure in Canadian politics and is a prominent voice in debates about liberalism and multiculturalism.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Alva Noë Preface to the
Routledge Classics Edition Charles Taylor Part 1: Explanation by Purpose
1. Purpose and Teleology 2. Action and Desire 3. Intentionality 4. The Data
Language 5. The Problem of Verification Part 2: Theory and Fact 6. The
Determinants of Learning 7. What Is Learned? 8. Spatial Orientation 9. The
Direction of Behaviour 10. The Ends of Behaviour 11. Conclusion Index