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Reason and Action
Bruce Aune
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Paperback. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
Philosophers writing on the subject of human action have found it tempting to introduce their subject by raising Wittgenstein's question, 'What is left over if you subtract the fact that my arm goes up from the fact that I raise my arm?' The presumption is that something of particular interest is involved in an action of raising an arm that is not present in a mere bodily movement, and the philosopher's task is to specify just what this is. Unfortunately, such an approach does not take us very far, since a person could properly be said to raise his (or ... Read more
Philosophers writing on the subject of human action have found it tempting to introduce their subject by raising Wittgenstein's question, 'What is left over if you subtract the fact that my arm goes up from the fact that I raise my arm?' The presumption is that something of particular interest is involved in an action of raising an arm that is not present in a mere bodily movement, and the philosopher's task is to specify just what this is. Unfortunately, such an approach does not take us very far, since a person could properly be said to raise his (or ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
Series
Philosophical Studies Series
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027708519
SKU
V9789027708519
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