02830nam 2200673 a 450 991077818980332120230721022335.00-674-26777-X0-674-03396-510.4159/9780674033962(CKB)1000000000786831(OCoLC)431351552(CaPaEBR)ebrary10312792(SSID)ssj0000192024(PQKBManifestationID)11179172(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192024(PQKBWorkID)10186828(PQKB)10557415(MiAaPQ)EBC3300087(DE-B1597)457783(OCoLC)979626831(DE-B1597)9780674033962(Au-PeEL)EBL3300087(CaPaEBR)ebr10312792(EXLCZ)99100000000078683120071022d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLife and action[electronic resource] elementary structures of practice and practical thought /Michael ThompsonCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20081 online resource (232 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-01670-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I: The representation of life -- Can life be given a real definition? -- The representation of the living individual -- The representation of the life-form itself -- Part II: Naive action theory -- Types of practical explanation -- Naive explanation of action -- Action and time -- Part III: Practical generality -- Two tendencies in practical philosophy -- Practices and dispositions as sources of the goodness of individual actions -- Practice and disposition as sources of individual action.Any sound practical philosophy must be clear on practical concepts-concepts, in particular, of life, action, and practice. This clarity is Michael Thompson's aim in his ambitious work. In Thompson's view, failure to comprehend the structures of thought and judgment expressed in these concepts has disfigured modern moral philosophy, rendering it incapable of addressing the larger questions that should be its focus.EthicsConduct of lifeLifeAgent (Philosophy)Act (Philosophy)Ethics.Conduct of life.Life.Agent (Philosophy)Act (Philosophy)191CC 6960rvkThompson Michael1959-1474215MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778189803321Life and action3687774UNINA