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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821478003321

Autore

Chan David K.

Titolo

Action reconceptualized : human agency and its sources / / David K. Chan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-1965-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Disciplina

128/.4

Soggetti

Act (Philosophy)

Agent (Philosophy)

Ethics

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; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Towards a Theory of Action; Chapter Two: Intention; Chapter Three: Desire; Chapter Four: From Volitions to Tryings; Chapter Five: Problems and Issues in Action Theory; Chapter Six: Rational and Moral Agency; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In re-examining the concepts of desire, intention, and trying, David K. Chan brings a fresh approach toward resolving many of the problems that have occupied philosophers of action for almost a century. This book not only presents a complete theory of human agency but also, by developing the conceptual tools needed to do moral philosophy, lays the groundwork for formulating an ethics that is rooted in a clear, intuitive, and coherent moral psychology.