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Agency and Integrality
Michael J. White
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Paperback. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 447.
It is not very surprising that it was no less true in antiquity than it is today that adult human beings are held to be responsible for most of their actions. Indeed, virtually all cultures in all historical periods seem to have had some conception of human agency which, in the absence of certain responsibility-defeating conditions, entails such responsibility. Few philosophers have had the temerity to maintain that this entailment is trivial because such responsibility-defeating conditions are always present. Another not very surprising fact is that ancient thinkers tended to ascribe integrality to "what is" (to on). That is, they ... Read more
It is not very surprising that it was no less true in antiquity than it is today that adult human beings are held to be responsible for most of their actions. Indeed, virtually all cultures in all historical periods seem to have had some conception of human agency which, in the absence of certain responsibility-defeating conditions, entails such responsibility. Few philosophers have had the temerity to maintain that this entailment is trivial because such responsibility-defeating conditions are always present. Another not very surprising fact is that ancient thinkers tended to ascribe integrality to "what is" (to on). That is, they ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Philosophical Studies Series
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401088572
SKU
V9789401088572
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