Action - Couverture souple

Stout, Rowland

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1902683986 ISBN 13 : 9781902683980

Editeur : Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rowland Stout is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1902683986
• ISBN 13: 9781902683980
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
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• Personne responsable: non disponible