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215   $a1 online resource (174 p.)
225 1 $aCentral Problems of Philosophy
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: inward-looking and outward-looking approaches to agency; 2 Acting for a reason; 3 Reasons and passions; 4 Agent causation; 5 Mental causation; 6 Deviant causal chains and causal processes; 7 Acting with an intention; 8 Prior intention; 9 The metaphysics of action; Conclusion; Notes; Suggestions for further reading; References; Index
330   $aThe traditional focus of debate in philosophy of action has been the causal theory of action and metaphysical questions about the nature of actions as events. In this lucid and lively introduction to philosophy of action, Rowland Stout shows how these issues are subsidiary to more central ones that concern the freedom of the will, practical rationality and moral psychology. When seen in these terms, agency becomes one of the most exciting areas in philosophy and one of the most useful ways into the philosophy of mind. If one can understand what it is to be a free and rational agent, then one i
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