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A01=Rowland Stout
agency theory
aristotelian
Aristotelian Version
Author_Rowland Stout
Belief Desire Model
Belief Desire Pair
Category=QDTM
causal
Causal Route
Causal Theory
chains
Conditional Judgement
Crack Cocaine
Davidson's Claim
Davidson’s Claim
deviant
Deviant Causal Chains
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
Exam Invigilator
free will debate
freedom and rationality in action
intention
intentional
Intransitive Movement
justification
Kindling Wood
Left Target
Mere Body Movement
metaphysics of agency
moral psychology
philosophy of mind
practical
Practical Justification
practical rationality
prior
Prior Intentions
Separate Mental Action
Tactical Bomber
Terror Bomber
theory
Tom's Intentions
Tom’s Intentions
Tourette's Sufferer
Tourette's Syndrome
Tourette’s Sufferer
Tourette’s Syndrome
Toxin Puzzle
Unconditional Judgement
Weak Willed Person
Product details
- ISBN 9781902683973
- Weight: 560g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 24 Oct 2005
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The traditional focus of debate in philosophy of action has been the causal theory of action and metaphysical questions about the nature of actions as events. In this lucid and lively introduction to philosophy of action, Rowland Stout shows how these issues are subsidiary to more central ones that concern the freedom of the will, practical rationality and moral psychology. When seen in these terms, agency becomes one of the most exciting areas in philosophy and one of the most useful ways into the philosophy of mind. If one can understand what it is to be a free and rational agent, then one is some way to understanding what it is to be a conscious subject of experience. Although the book places the traditional Davidsonian agenda centre stage, it locates it historically by considering in particular Aristotle and Kant. It also takes the debate beyond Davidson by considering one of the most recent issues of interest in the philosophy of action, externalism. By focusing on the central issues of freedom and rationality as well as on the ontological structure of human action, Stout is able to offer readers a fresh and engaging treatment.
Rowland Stout is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland.
