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Contemporary Action Theory Volume 1: Individual Action

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Ghita Holmström-Hintikka

    1. Boston University, USA
      University of Helsinki, Finland

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  2. Raimo Tuomela

    1. Academy of Finland, Finland

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 266)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Explanation and Understanding of Actions

    • Georg Henrik von Wright
    Pages 1-20

  3. Von Wright and Collingwood on Causation and the Explanation of Human Action

    • Rex Martin
    Pages 21-43

  4. Metaphysical Foundations of Action Explanation

    • Ausonio Marras
    Pages 45-64

  5. Reasons as Causes For Action

    • George Wilson
    Pages 65-82

  6. On States, Actions, Omissions and Norms

    • Risto Hilpinen
    Pages 83-107

  7. Actions in Action

    • Ghita Holmström-Hintikka
    Pages 109-134

  8. Passive Action

    • Alfred R. Mele
    Pages 135-143

  9. On Ability, Opportunity and Competence: An Inquiry Into People’s Possibility for Action

    • Lennart Nordenfelt
    Pages 145-158

  10. Actions and Inconsistency: The Closure Problem of Practical Reasoning

    • Douglas Walton
    Pages 159-175

  11. Intending and Its Place in the Theory of Action

    • Robert Audi
    Pages 177-196

  12. Intention and Intentional Action

    • Myles Brand
    Pages 197-217

  13. On When the Will is Free

    • Hugh J. McCann
    Pages 219-232

  14. When is an Action Free?

    • Gottfried Seebass
    Pages 233-250

  15. Naturalising Mental Action

    • John Bishop
    Pages 251-266

  16. Doing Without Happenings: Three Theories of Action

    • David-Hillel Ruben
    Pages 267-286

  17. Cognitive Trying

    • Frederick Adams
    Pages 287-314

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 315-317
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About this book

Contemporary Action Theory, Volume I (Individual Action) is concerned with topics in philosophical action theory such as reasons and causes of action, intentions, freedom of will and of action, omissions and norms in legal and ethical contexts, as well as activity, passivity and competence from medical points of view. Cognitive trying, freedom of the will and agent causation are challenges in the discussion on computers in action. The Volume consists of contributions by leading experts in the field written specifically for this volume. No comparable volume currently exists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Boston University, USA

    Ghita Holmström-Hintikka

  • University of Helsinki, Finland

    Ghita Holmström-Hintikka

  • Academy of Finland, Finland

    Raimo Tuomela

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contemporary Action Theory Volume 1: Individual Action

  • Editors: Ghita Holmström-Hintikka, Raimo Tuomela

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0439-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4752-1Published: 31 October 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4914-8Published: 04 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0439-7Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 317

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Philosophy of Law, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Logic

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