{"product_id":"philosophy-of-action-9781118604519","title":"Philosophy of Action","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Action: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative collection of key work by top scholars, arranged thematically and accompanied by expert introductions written by the editors. This unique collection brings together a selection of the most influential essays from the 1960s to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn invaluable collection that brings together a selection of the most important classic and contemporary articles in philosophy of action, from the 1960's to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNo other broad-ranging and detailed coverage of this kind currently exists in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach themed section opens with a synoptic introduction and includes a comprehensive further reading list to guide students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes sections on action and agency, willing and trying, intention and intentional action, acting for a reason, the explanation of action, and free agency and responsibility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten and organised in a style that allows it to be used as a primary teach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource Acknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Investigations \u003c\/i\u003e§§611–628 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLudwig Wittgenstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Action and Agency 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part I 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Agency 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonald Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Shooting, Killing and Dying 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Bennett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Problem of Action 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry G. Frankfurt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Agents and their Actions 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Alvarez and John Hyman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Agency and Actions 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Hornsby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Willing and Trying 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part II 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Acting, Willing, Desiring 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eH. A. Prichard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Will 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilbert Ryle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Acting and Trying to Act 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Hornsby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Action and Volition 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eE. J. Lowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Intention and Intentional Action 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part III 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 \u003ci\u003eIntention \u003c\/i\u003e§§1–9 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eG. E. M. Anscombe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Knowing What I Am Doing 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeith S. Donnellan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Intending 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonald Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Two Faces of Intention 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Bratman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Acting As One Intends 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn McDowell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Intentional Action and Side Effects in Ordinary Language 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoshua Knobe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Toxin Puzzle 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory S. Kavka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Ontology of Social Agency 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrederick Stoutland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Acting for a Reason 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part IV 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Actions, Reasons, and Causes 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonald Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 How to Act for a Good Reason 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Dancy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Acting for a Reason 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Korsgaard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Arational Actions 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosalind Hursthouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Agency, Reason, and the Good 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Raz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Skepticism About Weakness of Will 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGary Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V The Explanation of Action 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part V 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Explanation in Science and in History §§1–3 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarl G. Hempel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The Rationale of Actions 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Dray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Explanation in Science and in History §§4–7 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarl G. Hempel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Explanatory Role of Being Rational 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 The Conceivability of Mechanism 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorman Malcolm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Action, Causality, and Teleological Explanation 315\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur W. Collins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Psychological vs. Biological Explanations of Behavior 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFred Dretske\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Free Agency and Responsibility 341\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part VI 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Human Freedom and the Self 347\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoderick Chisholm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility 353\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry G. Frankfurt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Responsibility, Control, and Omissions 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Martin Fischer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 The Impossibility of Ultimate Responsibility? 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGalen Strawson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Moral Responsibility and the Concept of Agency 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Steward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Free Will and Science 393\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlfred R. 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