Action and Existence
| Author | : J. Swindal |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2011-11-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230355460 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230355463 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (463 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Action and Existence by : J. Swindal
Download or read book Action and Existence written by J. Swindal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the pioneering work of Donald Davidson on action, many philosophers have taken critical stances on his causal account. This book criticizes Davidson's event-causal view of action, and offers instead an agent causal view both to describe what an action is and to set a framework for how actions are explained.
