{"product_id":"agency-illusion-and-wellbeing-9780739129685","title":"Agency Illusion and WellBeing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgency, Illusion, and Well-Being is a collection of essays drawn from Jerome M. Segal''s earlier books, including essays from Agency and Alienation, Joseph''s Bones, and Graceful Simplicity. Arranged thematically into a coherent new whole, this selection of essays highlights Jerome M. Segal''s contribution to philosophical economics and moral psychology in a definitive edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgency and Alienation stretches the boundaries of current thought and debate in the philosophy of mind. It is a thought-provoking and original book. -- Michael Slote, Professor of Philosophy, University of Miami\u003cbr\u003eI would think that Jerome M. Segal's position would become in time one of the basic positions in the philosophy of action taught in graduate schools and referred to in the literature. -- Terry P. Pinkard, Georgetown University\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Joseph's Bones: Understanding the Struggle Between God and Mankind in the Bible  A work of stunning originality. . . . Nothing quite like it has appeared in years..... -- Jack Miles, author of God: A Biography\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Graceful Simplicity  A marvelously textured analysis of the elusive ideal of simple living. . . . A must-read..... -- David Shi, author of The Simple Life and president of Furman University\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Agency and Alienation  Jerome M. Segal has made a major contribution to the phenomenology of action..... * Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review *\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Agency and Alienation Jerome M. Segal has made a major contribution to the phenomenology of action. * Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review *\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Joseph's Bones: Understanding the Struggle Between God and Mankind in the Bible A work of stunning originality. . . . Nothing quite like it has appeared in years. -- Jack Miles, author of God: A Biography\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Graceful Simplicity A marvelously textured analysis of the elusive ideal of simple living. . . . A must-read. -- David Shi, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Simple Life\u003ci\u003e and president of Furman University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1. Human Agency Chapter 3 2. Alienness: Experiencing One's Own Incoherence Chapter 4 3. Alienness, Understanding, and Self-Deception Chapter 5 4. God's Project of Self-Deception Chapter 6 5. Alienation and Political Agency Chapter 7 6. How We Fooled Ourselves into Believing in Progress Chapter 8 7. The Monetary Illusion Chapter 9 8. The Good Life and Economic Activity Chapter 10 9. Human Activity: A Molecular Approach to Action Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037472424279,"sku":"9780739129685","price":91.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780739129685.jpg?v=1750935869","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/agency-illusion-and-wellbeing-9780739129685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}