Abstract
During the past decade, there has been considerable interest among philosophers in providing a philosophically satisfactory and helpful analysis of a particular type of human behavior called action. As I see it, this interest is a renewal of the efforts of Aristotle, in Ethica Nicomachea, to provide an analysis of voluntary action. Because of this, and because Aristotle’s distinctions regarding voluntriety are fundamentally correct, what follows is in some ways a discussion in praise of Aristotle.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1972 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Rayfield, D. (1972). Introduction. In: Action: An Analysis of the Concept. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2807-3_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2807-3_1
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-90-247-1304-2
Online ISBN: 978-94-010-2807-3
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive