LEADER 02867nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910455497603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-53347-1 010 $a0-19-534497-9 010 $a0-585-36699-3 035 $a(CKB)111004366525800 035 $a(EBL)431117 035 $a(OCoLC)609831906 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000250208 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11194178 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000250208 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10231100 035 $a(PQKB)10881594 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431117 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431117 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10278118 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL53347 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366525800 100 $a19910425d1992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSprings of action$b[electronic resource] $eunderstanding intentional behavior /$fAlfred R. Mele 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d1992 215 $a1 online resource (285 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-507114-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aTackling 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 606 $aAct (Philosophy) 606 $aIntentionality (Philosophy) 606 $aIntentionalism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAct (Philosophy) 615 0$aIntentionality (Philosophy) 615 0$aIntentionalism. 676 $a128/.4 700 $aMele$b Alfred R.$f1951-$0877919 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455497603321 996 $aSprings of action$92026873 997 $aUNINA