Dynamics in Action
Intentional Behavior as a Complex System
$87.63
- Paperback
300 pages
- Release Date
25 January 2002
Summary
What is the difference between a wink and a blink? The answer is important not only to philosophers of mind, for significant moral and legal consequences rest on the distinction between voluntary and involuntary behavior. However, “action theory”-the branch of philosophy that has traditionally articulated the boundaries between action and non-action, and between voluntary and involuntary behavior-has been unable to account for the difference.Alicia Juarrero argues that a mistaken, 350-year-ol…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262600477 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262600471 |
| Author: | Alicia Juarrero |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bradford Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 300 |
| Release Date: | 25 January 2002 |
| Weight: | 417g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 13mm |
| Series: | A Bradford Book |
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“Juarrero’s lively text skillfully applies the kinds of causal analyses required in non-equilibrium, complex systems theory to the problems of action theory.” Stanley N. Salthe, Biological Sciences, Binghamton University
About The Author
Alicia Juarrero
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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