Agent Causality
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 31, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780792358480
Subjects: Philosophy of mind; Philosophy; Speculative Philosophy; Business/Economics; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Mind & Body; Movements - Humanism; Philosophy / Humanism; Philosophy / Mind & Body; Philosophy : Mind & Body; Science : Philosophy & Social Aspects; Causation; Metaphysics; Agent (Philosophy)
First sentence: The idea that actions are caused or controlled by agents has its background in some problems with the common sense theory of intentional action.
Description: "The present essay is an attempt to understand the concept of agent causality. Who - or what - is an agent? And how - in virtue of what - does an agent do things, or refrain from doing them? It is proposed that persons are in control of their actions in virtue of reflective consciousness, which consists in a primary, intrinsic, nonobservational awareness of own activity, and a capacity to form second order thoughts about such activity." "Audience: This volume is intended for professionals interested in theoretical psychology and the theory of action."--Jacket.
Notes: Synthese Library