In this volume, Carolina Sartorio makes the case for big-picture
causalism: a naturalistic conception of agency and free agency that
unifies the two phenomena under a common thesis. This is the thesis
that actions/free actions are behaviors that have the right kinds
of causes or explanations. The book discusses how a causalist view
of action and free action fit together—the latter as a natural
extension of the former—and how they are motivated by similar
considerations having to do with causal control. The result is a
compelling "package deal" view of our practical agency, one that is
put forth as the default view (the view that deserves to be
regarded as the starting point of our theorizing). Sartorio
examines both the skeleton of the causalist view as well as
potential enrichments that result from exploiting the grounds of
the relevant causal facts. The discussion is enriched by an account
of the role played in causalism by key metaphysical notions such as
causation, grounding, absences, and powers.
General
Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Carolina Sartorio
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
144 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-287472-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-19-287472-1 |
Barcode: |
9780192874726 |
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