Life and action [[electronic resource] ] : elementary structures of practice and practical thought / / Michael Thompson

• Autore: Thompson Michael <1959->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 191
• Soggetto topico: Ethics; Conduct of life; Life; Agent (Philosophy); Act (Philosophy)
• Classificazione: CC 6960
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Life and action
• ISBN: 0-674-26777-X; 0-674-03396-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778189803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II