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A Companion to the Philosophy of Action offers a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems central to the philosophy of action.
  • The first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to human actions)
  • Brings together specially commissioned chapters from international experts
  • Discusses a range of ideas and doctrines, including rationality, free will and determinism, virtuous action, criminal responsibility, Attribution Theory, and rational agency in evolutionary perspective
  • Individual chapters also cover prominent historic figures from Plato to Ricoeur
  • Can be approached as a complete narrative, but also serves as a work of reference
  • Offers rich insights into an area of philosophical thought that has attracted thinkers since the time of the ancient Greeks

A Companion to the Philosophy of Action

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Paperback / softback by Timothy O'Connor , Constantine Sandis

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 14/09/2012
    ISBN13: 9781118346327, 978-1118346327
    ISBN10: 1118346327

    Number of Pages: 672

    Description

    A Companion to the Philosophy of Action offers a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems central to the philosophy of action.
    • The first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to human actions)
    • Brings together specially commissioned chapters from international experts
    • Discusses a range of ideas and doctrines, including rationality, free will and determinism, virtuous action, criminal responsibility, Attribution Theory, and rational agency in evolutionary perspective
    • Individual chapters also cover prominent historic figures from Plato to Ricoeur
    • Can be approached as a complete narrative, but also serves as a work of reference
    • Offers rich insights into an area of philosophical thought that has attracted thinkers since the time of the ancient Greeks

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