Overview
- Application of externalism, in model from philosophy of mind, to philosophy of action
- Explicit diagnosis of and resistance to foundationalism in philosophy of action
- Connection of traditional concerns of philosophical study of action to moral philosophy
- Revision and defence of H.L.A. Hart’s ascriptivism about the nature of action
- Division of philosophy of action into production issues and status issues
Part of the book series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy (LOET, volume 18)
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"Studies in the philosophy of action have predominantly aimed to provide theories of how the action is explained or produced. … Sneddon aims to undermine this approach by separating out two fundamental questions that he argues should be distinguished in formulating theories of action. … The clear and methodical way the book is set out ensures that a reader unfamiliar with this philosophical territory can easily engage with the text and its main arguments … . This is well-constructed, thoroughly argued addition … ." (Natalie F. Banner, Metapsychology Online Reviews, September, 2007)
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Book Title: Action and Responsibility
Authors: Andrew Sneddon
Series Title: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3982-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3996-6Published: 24 October 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7008-1Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3982-9Published: 27 January 2006
Series ISSN: 1387-6678
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0323
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 200
Topics: Metaphysics, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of the Social Sciences