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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460298803321

Titolo

Agent, action, and reason / / edited by Robert Binkley, Richard Bronaugh, Ausonio Marras

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1971

©1971

ISBN

1-4426-5696-4

1-4426-3365-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

128/.3

Soggetti

Act (Philosophy)

Agent (Philosophy)

Reason

Human beings

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Papers and comments presented at the Fourth University of Western Ontario Philosophy Colloquium, November 1-3, 1968, together with three additional items"--Acknowledgments.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- I. Agency -- II. On the Logic of Intentional Action -- III. Wanting: Some Pitfalls -- IV. Two Problems about Reasons for Actions -- V. A Bibliography of the Philosophy of Action -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume contains the papers and commentaries presented at the fourth philosophy colloquium at the University of Western Ontario in November 1968. The papers examine, from different points of view, the central problems in the philosophy of action. They include: “Agency” by Donald Davidson with comments by James Cornman; “On the Logic on International Action” by Roderick Chisholm with comments by Bruce Aune and a reply by Roderick Chisholm; “Wanting: Some Pitfalls” by R.M. Hare with comments by David Gauthier and D.F. Pears; “Two Problems about Reasons for Actions” by D.F. Pears with comments by Irving Thalberg. Also included is an extensive



bibliography of recent work in the philosophy of action. The contributors are all well known for their work in this branch of philosophy; their papers present a cross section of the best work being done in the area at the present time.