The Contours of Agency by Sarah Buss - ISBN: 9780262528139
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A wide range of philosophical essays informed by the work of Harry Frankfurt, who offers a response to each essay.

The Contours of Agency

Essays on Themes from Harry Frankfurt

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    382 pages

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    6 June 2002

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Summary

A wide range of philosophical essays informed by the work of Harry Frankfurt, who offers a response to each essay.The original essays in this book address Harry Frankfurt’s influential writing on personal identity, love, value, moral responsibility, and the freedom and limits of the human will. Many of Frankfurt’s deepest insights come from exploring the self-reflective nature of human agents and the psychic conflicts that self-reflection often produces. His work has informed discussions in m…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262528139
ISBN-10:0262528134
Author:Sarah Buss, Lee Overton
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:Bradford Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:382
Release Date:6 June 2002
Weight:508g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 25mm
Series:A Bradford Book
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Critics Review

“Contours of Agency promises to be one of the most important and most widely read anthologies in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind in many years.”–Gideon Rosen, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University
& quot; Contours of Agency promises to be one of the most important and most widely read anthologies in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind in many years.& quot; –Gideon Rosen, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University
” Contours of Agency promises to be one of the most important and most widely read anthologies in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind in many years.” –Gideon Rosen, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University
–Gideon Rosen, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University

About The Author

Sarah Buss

Sarah Buss is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan.Lee Overton is Visiting Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University.

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