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Intention and Agency

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  • © 1986

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Authors:
  1. Donald F. Gustafson

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, USA

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Part of the book series: Philosophical Studies Series (PSSP, volume 33)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-19

  3. Passivity and Activity in Intentional Action

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    Pages 20-35

  4. Intending, Judging, and the Cognitive Model

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    Pages 36-52

  5. Further and Future Intentions

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    Pages 53-68

  6. Expressions of Intentions

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    Pages 69-83

  7. Intentions: The Structures

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    Pages 84-104

  8. Intentions: The Contents

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    Pages 105-121

  9. Dynamics of Intentional Action

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    Pages 122-147

  10. Agency and Psychological Causation

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    Pages 148-165

  11. Questions and Some Answers

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    Pages 166-190

  12. Activity and Development

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    Pages 191-198

  13. Overview

    • Donald F. Gustafson
    Pages 199-205

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 206-209
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The powers of seeing, hearing, re­ membering, distinguishing, judging, reason­ ing, are speculative powers; the power of ex­ ecuting any work of art or labour is active power. Thomas Reid I Some causal efficacy is due to persons. And, some of the causal efficacy due to persons is imparted by, not merely to, them. Further, some of the causal efficacy due to persons and imparted by them is imparted by and not merely to their physical, active bodies. Otherwise there is no agency. I will assume, with everyone at the outset, that the world contains agency of the kind found in some of a person's comings and goings, movings and changing of things. Agency is exhibited in more and in less sophisticated forms, that is, in any sophisticated, artful activity and in less complex, non-articulate physical activities. In both there appears to be more than mere causal efficacy imparted to the environment by a person. In sophisticated agen­ cy activities are organized, guided, purposive and purposeful comings and goings, movings and changes. And purpose is not absent in less soph­ isticated purposive activities of active creatures. So I shall argue in what follows. Now is the time for introducing the themes, topics, and issues to be considered, and the plan and purpose in them.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, USA

    Donald F. Gustafson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Intention and Agency

  • Authors: Donald F. Gustafson

  • Series Title: Philosophical Studies Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4520-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2009-2Published: 31 December 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8514-4Published: 04 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4520-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0921-8599

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8349

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 209

  • Topics: Modern Philosophy

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