02917nam 2200721 a 450 991095339620332120200520144314.09780674267770067426777X9780674033962067403396510.4159/9780674033962(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(Perlego)1133621(EXLCZ)99100000000078683120071022d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLife and action elementary structures of practice and practical thought /Michael ThompsonCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20081 online resource (232 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780674016705 067401670X 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 Michael1959-1812276MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953396203321Life and action4364615UNINA