On action

Auteur :
Ginet, Carl
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521388184
Date de publication :
30 mars 1990
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
230 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book deals with foundational issues in the theory of the nature of action, the intentionality of action, the compatibility of freedom of action with determinism, and the explantion of action. Ginet's is a volitional view: that every action has as its core a 'simple' mental action.