Enigmas of Agency

Studies in the Philosophy of Human Action
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-138-87120-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 298 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thalberg, Irving

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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;

Über Autor(innen)

Irving Thalberg University of Illinois at Chicago Circle.