{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-philosophy-of-action-paperback-2","title":"A Companion to the Philosophy of Action - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eConstantine Sandis\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Philosophy of Action\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems central to the philosophy of action. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to human actions) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together specially commissioned chapters from international experts \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses a range of ideas and doctrines, including rationality, free will and determinism, virtuous action, criminal responsibility, Attribution Theory, and rational agency in evolutionary perspective \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndividual chapters also cover prominent historic figures from Plato to Ricoeur \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan be approached as a complete narrative, but also serves as a work of reference \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers rich insights into an area of philosophical thought that has attracted thinkers since the time of the ancient Greeks \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe Philosophy of Action\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive overview of the central issues and processes relating to human actions. Specially commissioned chapters from international experts cover all facets of philosophy of action - from key figures and terminology to some of the more controversial problems in the field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into thematic sections, the book begins by examining ontological and conceptual issues regarding the nature of action, its description and individuation, and its motivation and causation. Later sections focus on a range of ideas and doctrines associated with action theory, including rationality, free will and determinism, virtuous action, criminal responsibility, Attribution Theory, and rational agency in evolutionary perspective. Individual chapters also cover prominent historic figures from Plato to Ricoeur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe Philosophy of Action\u003c\/i\u003e offers rich insights into an area of philosophical thought that has attracted thinkers since the time of the ancient Greeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Department Chair of philosophy at Indiana University Bloomington, and a member of its Cognitive Sciences program. He has published extensively in metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action, and philosophy of religion. His books include \u003ci\u003eAgents, Causes, and Events: Essays on Indeterminism and Free Will\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. 1995), \u003ci\u003ePersons and Causes: The Metaphysics of Free Will\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Mind: Contemporary Readings\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. 2003), \u003ci\u003eTheism and Ultimate Explanation: The Necessary Shape of Contingency\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eDownward Causation and the Necessity of Free Will\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. 2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConstantine Sandis\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Oxford Brookes University and New York University in London. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eNew Essays on the Explanation of Action\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eHegel on Action\u003c\/i\u003e (with Arto Laitinen, 2010), and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Things We Do and Why We Do Them\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45852512223429,"sku":"9781118346327","price":82.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/lYtKxHnDKH9781118346327_f8942dbf-de5d-4176-85f2-2c132baaef8c.webp?v=1771454397","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/a-companion-to-the-philosophy-of-action-paperback-2","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}