Rational and Social Agency: The Philosophy of Michael Bratman (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780199794515)

Michael Bratman's work has been unusually influential, with significance in disciplines as diverse as philosophy, computer science, law, and primatology. This is a collection of critical essays by some of contemporary philosophy's most distinguished figures, including Margaret Gilbert, Richard Holton, Christine Korsgaard, Alfred Mele, Elijah Milgram, Kieran Setiya, Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, Scott Shapiro, Michael Smith, J. David Velleman, R. Jay Wallace. It also contains an introduction by the editors, situating Bratman's work and its broader significance.

The essays in this volume engage with ideas and themes prominent in Bratman's work. The volume also includes a lengthy reply by Bratman that breaks new ground and deepens our understanding of the nature of action, rationality, and social agency.

Author: Manuel Vargas
ISBN-10: 0199794510
ISBN-13: 9780199794515
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 05/06/2014
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.30d