The things we do and why we do them / Constantine Sandis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandis, Constantine, 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Act (Philosophy).

Human behavior--Philosophy.

Human behavior.

Physical Description:

xix, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

"The Things We Do and Why We Do Them argues against the common assumption that there is a kind of thing called "action" which all reason-giving explanation of action are geared towards. Sandis explains why all theories concerned with the form which any such explanation must take fail from the outset, and shows how various debates on the nature of so-called motivating reasons only arise because the participants all share a number of mistaken views which follow from the basic assumption under attack. In so doing, he urges philosophers and psychologists alike to stop asking whether the explanation of action is causal, and to focus instead on its multifarious objects. This book will appeal to anyone interested in motivational psychology, the reasons for which we act, and the philosophy of explanation in general"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Doing the Things We Do * The Reasons for which We Act * The Objects of Action Explanation * Things That Move Us to Act * Various Explananda, Various Explanantia * Agents and Their Actions * Causation in Action Individuation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230522121

0230522122

OCLC:

768041887

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