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Causing Human Actions - New Perspectives on the Causal Theory of Action (Paperback, New)
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Causing Human Actions - New Perspectives on the Causal Theory of Action (Paperback, New)
Series: Causing Human Actions
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Leading figures working in the philosophy of action debate
foundational issues relating to the causal theory of action. The
causal theory of action (CTA) is widely recognized in the
literature of the philosophy of action as the "standard story" of
human action and agency-the nearest approximation in the field to a
theoretical orthodoxy. This volume brings together leading figures
working in action theory today to discuss issues relating to the
CTA and its applications, which range from experimental philosophy
to moral psychology. Some of the contributors defend the theory
while others criticize it; some draw from historical sources while
others focus on recent developments; some rely on the tools of
analytic philosophy while others cite the latest empirical research
on human action. All agree, however, on the centrality of the CTA
in the philosophy of action. The contributors first consider
metaphysical issues, then reasons-explanations of action, and,
finally, new directions for thinking about the CTA. They discuss
such topics as the tenability of some alternatives to the CTA;
basic causal deviance; the etiology of action; teleologism and
anticausalism; and the compatibility of the CTA with theories of
embodied cognition. Two contributors engage in an exchange of views
on intentional omissions that stretches over four essays, directly
responding to each other in their follow-up essays. As the
action-oriented perspective becomes more influential in philosophy
of mind and philosophy of cognitive science, this volume offers a
long-needed debate over foundational issues. Contributors Fred
Adams, Jesus H. Aguilar, John Bishop, Andrei A. Buckareff, Randolph
Clarke, Jennifer Hornsby, Alicia Juarrero, Alfred R. Mele, Michael
S. Moore, Thomas Nadelhoffer, Josef Perner, Johannes Roessler,
David-Hillel Ruben, Carolina Sartorio, Michael Smith, Rowland Stout
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