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A Companion to the Philosophy of Action

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A Companion to the Philosophy of Action offers a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems central to the philosophy of action.
  • The first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to human actions)
  • Brings together specially commissioned chapters from international experts
  • Discusses a range of ideas and doctrines, including rationality, free will and determinism, virtuous action, criminal responsibility, Attribution Theory, and rational agency in evolutionary perspective
  • Individual chapters also cover prominent historic figures from Plato to Ricoeur
  • Can be approached as a complete narrative, but also serves as a work of reference
  • Offers rich insights into an area of philosophical thought that has attracted thinkers since the time of the ancient Greeks

Product Details

PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Publish DateOctober 04, 2012
Pages672
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781118346327
Dimensions9.6 X 6.7 X 1.3 inches | 2.3 pounds

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"I recommend this volume to all those with any interest in the concepts treated in the philosophy of action." (Philosophy in Review, 1 December 2012)

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