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A COMPANION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF ACTION
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| By: |
Timothy O'Connor (Editor), Constantine Sandis (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£171.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405187352 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405187350 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Series: |
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy |
| Pages: |
664 |
| Description: |
A Companion to the Philosophy of Action provides a comprehensive overview of the central issues and processes relating to human actions. Specially commissioned chapters from international experts cover all facets of philosophy of action - from key figures and terminology to some of the more controversial problems in the field. |
| Synopsis: |
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 |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
| Returns: |
Returnable |