Causing Human Actions
New Perspectives on the Causal Theory of Action
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336 pages
- Release Date
20 August 2010
Summary
Leading figures working in the philosophy of action debate foundational issues relating to the causal theory of action.The causal theory of action (CTA) is widely recognized in the literature of the philosophy of action as the “standard story” of human action and agency-the nearest approximation in the field to a theoretical orthodoxy. This volume brings together leading figures working in action theory today to discuss issues relating to the CTA and its applications, which range from experim…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262514767 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262514761 |
| Author: | Jesús H. Aguilar, Andrei A. Buckareff |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bradford Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Causing Human Actions |
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The editors can be congratulated on having put together a stimulating collection of papers on a debate which, as the quality and intensity of the discussions shows, is far from exhausted.
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Jesús H. Aguilar
Jesos H. Aguilar is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology.Andrei A. Buckareff is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Marist College.Jesos H. Aguilar is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology.Andrei A. Buckareff is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Marist College.Jesos H. Aguilar is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology.Josef Perner is Professor of Psychology at the University of Salzburg.Alicia Juarrero is Professor of Philosophy at Prince George’s Community College, Maryland. She is a member of the National Council on the Humanities, the governing board of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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