Human Action and Its Explanation
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Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
This book presents a unified and systematic philosophical account of human actions and their explanation, and it does it in the spirit of scientific realism. In addition, various other related topics, such as psychological concept formation and the nature of mental events and states, are dis cussed. This is due to the fact that the key problems in the philosophy of psychology are interconnected to a high degree. This interwovenness has affected the discussion of these problems in that often the same topic is discussed in several contexts in the book. I hope the reader does not find this too ... Read more
This book presents a unified and systematic philosophical account of human actions and their explanation, and it does it in the spirit of scientific realism. In addition, various other related topics, such as psychological concept formation and the nature of mental events and states, are dis cussed. This is due to the fact that the key problems in the philosophy of psychology are interconnected to a high degree. This interwovenness has affected the discussion of these problems in that often the same topic is discussed in several contexts in the book. I hope the reader does not find this too ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
Series
Synthese Library
Number of Pages
438
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401012447
SKU
V9789401012447
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