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  • © 1976

Action Theory

Proceedings of the Winnipeg Conference on Human Action, Held at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 9–11 May 1975

Editors:

  1. Myles Brand

    1. University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, USA

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  2. Douglas Walton

    1. University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 97)

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Table of contents (19 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction by the Editors

      • Myles Brand, Douglas Walton
      Pages 3-7

  3. Basic Action

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Action, Knowledge, and Representation

      • Arthur C. Danto
      Pages 11-25

  4. The Volitional Theory Revisited

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. Volitions Re-Affirmed

      • Wilfrid Sellars
      Pages 47-66

    3. The Volitional Theory Revisited

      • Alvin I. Goldman
      Pages 67-84

  5. The Logic of Action

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. The Logic of Action

      • Robert W. Binkley
      Pages 87-104

    3. The Twofold Structure and the Unity of Practical Thinking

      • Hector-Neri Castañeda
      Pages 105-130

  6. Events and Actions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Particulars, Events, and Actions

      • Myles Brand
      Pages 133-157

    3. Events as Property Exemplifications

      • Jaegwon Kim
      Pages 159-177

    5. Reply to Martin

      • Myles Brand
      Pages 193-196

  7. The Agency Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    2. The Agent as Cause

      • Roderick M. Chisholm
      Pages 199-211

    3. How Does Agent Causality Work?

      • Irving Thalberg
      Pages 213-238
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, USA

    Myles Brand

  • University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada

    Douglas Walton

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Action Theory

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Winnipeg Conference on Human Action, Held at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 9–11 May 1975

  • Editors: Myles Brand, Douglas Walton

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9074-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1976

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1188-5Published: 31 January 1981

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-9074-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 352

  • Topics: Philosophy of the Social Sciences

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