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Action and Responsibility
Andrew Sneddon
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Description for Action and Responsibility
Hardback. What makes an event count as an action? Perhaps an arm movement is an action when caused by mental states, but not when caused in other ways. This book argues that this type of answer is methodologically and substantially mistaken. It offers an externalist, anti-foundationalist account of what makes an event count as an action. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
This book is an exploration of what it takes for an event to count as an action. I first became interested in this topic nearly a decade ago while working on a different topic. I kept coming across philosophers making claims about the nature of action that seemed false or at least dubious to me. As a consequence I turned to the philosophy of action directly, to get to the heart of the matter. I have wrestled with this territory ever since. I hope that, with this book, I have finally earned the intuitions that put me at odds with ... Read more
This book is an exploration of what it takes for an event to count as an action. I first became interested in this topic nearly a decade ago while working on a different topic. I kept coming across philosophers making claims about the nature of action that seemed false or at least dubious to me. As a consequence I turned to the philosophy of action directly, to get to the heart of the matter. I have wrestled with this territory ever since. I hope that, with this book, I have finally earned the intuitions that put me at odds with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Series
Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402039966
SKU
V9781402039966
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Reviews for Action and Responsibility
From the reviews: "Studies in the philosophy of action have predominantly aimed to provide theories of how the action is explained or produced. … Sneddon aims to undermine this approach by separating out two fundamental questions that he argues should be distinguished in formulating theories of action. … The clear and methodical way the book ... Read more