1st Edition

Enigmas of Agency Studies in the Philosophy of Human Action

By Thalberg, Irving Copyright 1972
    232 Pages
    by Routledge

    226 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.