The Metaphysics of Action Trying, Doing, Causing /

In this book, the author provides an account of three central ideas in the philosophy of action: trying to act, acting or doing, and one's action causing further consequences. In all three cases, novel theories of these phenomena are offered: trying to act is not a particular mental or physical...

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Hlavní autor: Ruben, David-Hillel (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9783319903477
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Obsah:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Physical Action Theory of Trying
  • 3. Trying in Some Way
  • 4. A Conditional Theory of Trying
  • 5. Causing and Doing
  • 6. Doing and Causing
  • 7. Causing in Some Way
  • 8. Regress Issues and Action Scepticism. .