On Action (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521381246)

This book deals with foundational issues in the history of the nature of action, the intentionality of action, the compatibility of freedom of action with determinism, and the explanation of action. Ginet's is a volitional view: that every action has as its core a "simple" mental action. He develops a sophisticated account of the individuation of actions and also propounds a challenging version of the view that freedom of action is incompatible with determinism.

Author: Carl Ginet
ISBN-10: 052138124X
ISBN-13: 9780521381246
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/30/1990
Pages: 172
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.60w x 0.60d