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Autore |
Brown D. G (Donald George) |
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Titolo |
Action / / D. G. Brown |
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[Toronto, Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1968 |
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©1968 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-5096-6 |
1-4426-3258-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (165 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Act (Philosophy) |
Agent (Philosophy) |
Philosophical anthropology |
Mind and body |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. The point of view of the agent -- 2. The agent and his body -- 3. The origin of the idea of agency -- 4. The attribution of effects -- Index -- Backmatter |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Professor Brown in this volume discusses one of the most difficult questions in metaphysics, "what is action?" His analysis proceeds along three main lines of thought: the point of view of the agent, the primacy of inanimate action, and the pervasiveness of explanatory insight in the description of action. |
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