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Donald Davidson on Action, Mind and Value

Editors:

  1. Syraya Chin-Mu Yang

    1. National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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  2. Robert H. Myers

    1. York University, Toronto, Canada

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  • Focuses on the interplay of normativity, rationality, and objectivity in Davidson’s treatment of value and emotion, action and moral judgment, and the triangulation argument

  • Offers analyses of Davidson’s unified theory of mind and language from new perspectives

  • Brings together a group of leading researchers to illuminate the role that Davidson’s concept of agency plays in central topics in epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and moral philosophy in his later philosophy

Part of the book series: Logic in Asia: Studia Logica Library (LIAA)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Objects and Events in Davidson

    • Jennifer Hornsby
    Pages 1-17

  4. Acting Against Your Better Judgement

    • Rowland Stout
    Pages 37-53

  6. Davidson on Emotions and Values

    • Pascal Engel
    Pages 77-92

  7. Pleasure Makes Pro-attitudes

    • Jeremias Koh, Neil Sinhababu
    Pages 93-105

  8. On the Distinctive Value of Knowledge

    • Kok Yong Lee
    Pages 107-127

  11. Meaning, Evidence, and Objectivity

    • Olivia Sultanescu
    Pages 171-184
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About this book

This book brings together a wide range of innovative reflections on the pivotal role that Davidson’s concept of agency plays in his later philosophy and its impact on his epistemology, his philosophy of language and mind, and his philosophy of values.  The authors critically assess central elements of Davidson’s program and offer reappraisals of his seminal contributions to, and his continuing influence on, the development of contemporary philosophy. By focusing on agency, the book reveals Davidson’s views to have been more dynamic and less reductive than previously acknowledged – pointing toward important new possibilities not only in the theory of knowledge, but also in the philosophy of mind.

It is a valuable resource both for experts on Davidson’s philosophy and for those interested in central topics in the theory of action, the philosophy of mind and language, epistemology, moral philosophy, and the philosophy of values. It is also of interest to researchers in adjoining disciplines, such as cognitive science, linguistics, and psychology. 

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Keywords

  • Donald Davidson
  • Theory of Action
  • Mind and Agency
  • Evaluative Judgment
  • Non-Reductive Naturalism
  • Triangulation Argument
  • Objectivity of Thought/Meaning
  • Logic of Action
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Editors and Affiliations

  • National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Syraya Chin-Mu Yang

  • York University, Toronto, Canada

    Robert H. Myers

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Donald Davidson on Action, Mind and Value

  • Editors: Syraya Chin-Mu Yang, Robert H. Myers

  • Series Title: Logic in Asia: Studia Logica Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7230-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7229-6Published: 29 September 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7232-6Published: 30 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-7230-2Published: 28 September 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2364-4613

  • Series E-ISSN: 2364-4621

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 209

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics

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