Agents and Their ActionsISBN: 978-1-4443-3908-6
Paperback
152 pages
August 2011, Wiley-Blackwell
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Reflecting a recent flourishing of creative thinking in the field,
Agents and Their Actions presents seven newly commissioned
essays by leading international philosophers that highlight the
most recent debates in the philosophy of action
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Features seven internationally significant authors, including new work by two of philosophy's ‘super stars’, John McDowell and Joseph Raz
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Presents the first clear indication of how John McDowell is extending his path-breaking work on intentionality and perceptual experience towards an account of action and agency
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Covers all the major interconnections between action-agency and central areas of Philosophy: Metaphysics, Epistemology, History of Philosophy, Ethics, Logic, Philosophy of Language
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Provides a snapshot of current debate on the subject, which is fresh, enlightening, and fruitful