Essays on Actions and Events

Book Description: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, 2001. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 2nd ed. 216 x 138 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Donald Davidson has prepared a new edition of his classic 1980 collection of Essays on Actions and Events, including two additional essays. In this seminal investigation of the nature of human action, Davidson argues for an ontology which includes events along with persons and other objects. Certain events are identified and explained as actions when they are viewed as caused and rationalized by reasons; these same events, when described in physical, biological, or physiological terms, may be explained by appeal to natural laws. The mental and the physical thus constitute irreducibly discrete ways of explaining and understanding events and their causal relations. Among the topics discussed are: freedom to act; weakness of the will; the logical form of talk about actions, intentions, and causality; the logic of practical reasoning; Hume's theory of the indirect passions; and the nature and limits of decision theory. The introduction, cross-references, and appendices emphasize the relations between the essays and explain how Davidson's views have developed. Bookseller Inventory # AOP9780199246274

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Book Description: Oxford University Press. Paperback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, Essays on Actions and Events: Philosophical Essays, Donald Davidson, Donald Davidson has prepared a new edition of his classic 1980 collection of Essays on Actions and Events, including two additional essays. In this seminal investigation of the nature of human action, Davidson argues for an ontology which includes events along with persons and other objects. Certain events are identified and explained as actions when they are viewed as caused and rationalized by reasons; these same events, when described in physical, biological, or physiological terms, may be explained by appeal to natural laws. The mental and the physical thus constitute irreducibly discrete ways of explaining and understanding events and their causal relations. Among the topics discussed are: freedom to act; weakness of the will; the logical form of talk about actions, intentions, and causality; the logic of practical reasoning; Hume's theory of the indirect passions; and the nature and limits of decision theory. The introduction, cross-references, and appendices emphasize the relations between the essays and explain how Davidson's views have developed. Bookseller Inventory # B9780199246274

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Book Description: Clarendon Press 2001-09-27, 2001. Book Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely. Bookseller Inventory # NU-GRD-00629114

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Book Description: Oxford University Press, 2001. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from UK. Bookseller Inventory # GB-9780199246274

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Book Description: Oxford University Press, 2001. paperback. Book Condition: New. *** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM UK *** Binding paperback Including two new essays, this volume is an updated edition of Davidson's classic Essays on Actions and Events (1980). A superb work on the nature of human action, it features influential discussions of numerous topics. These include the freedom. Bookseller Inventory # 0199246270

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Book Description: Oxford University Press, 2001. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New Edition. 216x138 mm. (352) Donald Davidson has prepared a new edition of his classic 1980 collection of Essays on Actions and Events, including two additional essays. This seminal work on the nature of human action features influential discussions of such topics as freedom to act, weakness of the will, the logical form of talk about actions, intentions, and causality, the logic of practical reasoning, Hume's theory of the indirect passions, and the nature and limits of decision theory. 'a classic in its field.' P. F. Strawson (Paperback). Bookseller Inventory # AQ0199246270

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