Action and Responsibility (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)

This book is an exploration of what it takes for an event to count as an action. I first became interested in this topic nearly a decade ago while working on a different topic. I kept coming across philosophers making claims about the nature of action that seemed false or at least dubious to me. As a consequence I turned to the philosophy of action directly, to get to the heart of the matter. I have wrestled with this territory ever since. I hope that, with this book, I have finally earned the intuitions that put me at odds with the philosophers I was originally reading. This book develops ideas in Part Two of my doctoral dissertation, which I wrote at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. I loved being at Queen's, for both professional and personal reasons. My thanks go to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for financial support as a doctoral candidate. Steve Leighton and Ronald de Sousa were readers for my dissertation. They provided some early and invaluable challenges to the ideas developed here. My deepest debt of gratitude is owed to David Bakhurst, my supervisor. I learned a lot from David; this book would not be the same without his help.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy, 18
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	2006
Authors:	Andrew Sneddon
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
Edition:	2006 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-3996-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-3996-4
Barcode:	9781402039966

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