1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455497603321

Autore

Mele Alfred R. <1951->

Titolo

Springs of action [[electronic resource] ] : understanding intentional behavior / / Alfred R. Mele

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992

ISBN

1-280-53347-1

0-19-534497-9

0-585-36699-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Disciplina

128/.4

Soggetti

Act (Philosophy)

Intentionality (Philosophy)

Intentionalism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; PART I; 1 Introduction; 2 Mental Causation; 3 Wanting and Wanting Most; 4 P1* and the Plasticity of Motivational Strength; 5 Irresistible Desires; 6 Effective Reasons; PART II; 7 Transition: Introducing Intentions; 8 Intention, Belief, and Intentional Action; 9 Executive States: Settling Things; 10 The Executive Dimension of Proximal Intentions; 11 Intention's Content; 12 Acquiring Intentions; 13 Conclusion: An Unsuccessful Brief Against ""Causalism""; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Tackling some central problems in the philosophy of action, Mele constructs an explanatory model for intentional behavior, locating the place and significance of such mental phenomena as beliefs, desires, reason, and intentions in the etiology of intentional action. Part One comprises a comprehensive examination of the standard treatments of the relations between desires, beliefs, and actions. In Part Two, Mele goes on to develop a subtle and well-defended view that the motivational role of intentions is of a different sort from that of beliefs and desires. Mele, also offers a provocative expl



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783914903321

Autore

Rogers Alice (Frances Alice)

Titolo

Supermanifolds [[electronic resource] ] : theory and applications / / Alice Rogers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007

ISBN

1-281-12072-3

9786611120726

981-270-885-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Disciplina

514.223

Soggetti

Supermanifolds (Mathematics)

Differentiable manifolds

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography (p. 239-248) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Super algebras; 3. Superspace; 4. Functions of anticommuting variables; 5. Supermanifolds: The concrete approach; 6. Functions and vector fields; 7. Supermanifolds: The algebro-geometric approach; 8. The structure of supermanifolds; 9. Super Lie groups; 10. Tensors and forms; 11. Integration on supermanifolds; 12. Geometric structures on supermanifolds; 13. Supermanifolds and supersymmetric theories; 14. Super Riemann surfaces; 15. Path integrals on supermanifolds; 16. Supermanifolds and BRST quantization; 17. Supermanifolds and geometry

Appendix A. NotationBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book aims to fill the gap in the available literature on supermanifolds, describing the different approaches to supermanifolds together with various applications to physics, including some which rely on the more mathematical aspects of supermanifold theory. The first part of the book contains a full introduction to the theory of supermanifolds, comparing and contrasting the different approaches that exist. Topics covered include tensors on supermanifolds, super fibre bundles, super Lie groups and integration theory. Later chapters emphasise applications, including the superspace approach