1st Edition
Enigmas of Agency Studies in the Philosophy of Human Action
By Thalberg, Irving
Copyright 1972
232 Pages
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Routledge
226 Pages
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Routledge
232 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 2002. This is Volume XVI of seventeen in the Philosophy of Mind and Psychology series. Written in 1972, this is a collection of studies in the philosophy of Human Action.
Introduction Introductory Remarks; Chapter I Do We Cause Our Own Actions?; Chapter II How Can We Distinguish Between Doing and Undergoing?; Chapter III Are There Non-Causal Explanations of Action?, Arnold B. Levison; Chapter IV Some Puzzles about Effort, Suzanne McCormick; Chapter V Can One Intend the Impossible?; Chapter VI How is Ability Related to Performance?; Chapter VII Can Our Wills Be Free?; Chapter VIII Can I Foreknow Decisions I have not Yet Made?; Chapter IX Can We Hold People Strictly Liable for Their Deeds?; Chapter X How do I Know What I am Doing?; Chapter XI The Socratic Paradox and Remorse;
Biography
Irving Thalberg University of Illinois at Chicago Circle.