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A COMPANION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF ACTION
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| By: |
Timothy O'Connor (Editor), Constantine Sandis (Editor) |
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Other digital |
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£132.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1444323520 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781444323528 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
29 July, 2010 |
| 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 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |