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Companion Philosophy Action
Contributor(s): O Connor (Author)
ISBN: 1405187352     ISBN-13: 9781405187350
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $255.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - General
- Philosophy | Movements - Humanism
- Philosophy | Mind & Body
Dewey: 128.4
LCCN: 2009053164
Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.8" W x 9.8" (2.90 lbs) 664 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
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