Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility is a series of volumes presenting outstanding new work on a set of connected themes, investigating such questions as: * What does it mean to be an agent? * What is the nature of moral responsibility? Of criminal responsibility? What is the relation between moral and criminal responsibility (if any)? * What is the relation between responsibility and the metaphysical issues of determinism and free will? * What do various psychological disorders tell us about agency and responsibility? * How do moral agents develop? How does this developmental story bear on questions about the nature of moral judgment and responsibility? * What do the results from neuroscience imply (if anything) for our questions about agency and responsibility? OSAR thus straddles the areas of moral philosophy and philosophy of action, but also draws from a diverse range of cross-disciplinary sources, including moral psychology, psychology proper (including experimental and developmental), philosophy of psychology, philosophy of law, legal theory, metaphysics, neuroscience, neuroethics, political philosophy, and more. It is unified by its focus on who we are as deliberators and (inter)actors, embodied practical agents negotiating (sometimes unsuccessfully) a world of moral and legal norms.

About the Author
David Shoemaker is Professor of Philosophy at the Murphy Institute at Tulane University. He is the author or co-author of two books and thirty-five articles, many of them having to do with the issues of agency, responsibility, and personal identity.

Reviews
The sixth volume of the Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility is a fantastic addition to the philosophical literature and a vital tool for academics. The general tone and writing style of the papers are accessible and should be enjoyable for the general reader...All the papers are valuable additions to their respective topics and have clear significance to the discussions within philosophy as well as relevance to the general public and everyday life. Every reader can expect to learn something new or to challenge an idea - an enjoyable and fascinating read. * Ivan Bock, Metapsychology *



Book Information
ISBN 9780198845539
Author David Shoemaker
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 490g
Dimensions(mm) 222mm * 140mm * 21mm