Description
Reflecting a recent flourishing of creative thinking in the field, Agents and Their Actions presents seven newly commissioned essays by leading international philosophers that highlight the most recent debates in the philosophy of action
About the Author
Maximilian de Gaynesford is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading. A previous Fellow of Lincoln College Oxford, de Gaynesford is the author of I: The Meaning of the First Person Term (2006), Hilary Putnam (2006), John McDowell (2004), and a number of articles on the philosophy of mind and language, moral philosophy, and aesthetics.
Book Information
ISBN 9781444339086
Author Maximilian de Gaynesford
Format Paperback
Page Count 152
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 191g
Dimensions(mm) 218mm * 142mm * 9mm
- Features seven internationally significant authors, including new work by two of philosophy's 'super stars', John McDowell and Joseph Raz
- Presents the first clear indication of how John McDowell is extending his path-breaking work on intentionality and perceptual experience towards an account of action and agency
- Covers all the major interconnections between action-agency and central areas of Philosophy: Metaphysics, Epistemology, History of Philosophy, Ethics, Logic, Philosophy of Language
- Provides a snapshot of current debate on the subject, which is fresh, enlightening, and fruitful
About the Author
Maximilian de Gaynesford is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading. A previous Fellow of Lincoln College Oxford, de Gaynesford is the author of I: The Meaning of the First Person Term (2006), Hilary Putnam (2006), John McDowell (2004), and a number of articles on the philosophy of mind and language, moral philosophy, and aesthetics.
Book Information
ISBN 9781444339086
Author Maximilian de Gaynesford
Format Paperback
Page Count 152
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 191g
Dimensions(mm) 218mm * 142mm * 9mm
