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Reasons and causes : causalism and anti-causalism in the philosophy of action / edited by Giuseppina D'Oro, Keele University, UK and Constantine Sandis, Oxford Brookes University, UK.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- History of analytic philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Act (Philosophy).
- Causation.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 239 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmiilan, 2013.
- Summary:
- To mark the 50th anniversary of Donald Davidson's 'Actions, reasons and causes', eight philosophers with distinctive and contrasting views revisit and update the reasons/causes debate. Their essays are preceded by a historical introduction which traces current debates to their roots in the philosophy of history and social science, linking the rise of causalism to a metaphysical backlash against the linguistic turn. Both historically grounded and topical, this volume will be of great interest to both students and scholars in the philosophy of action and related areas of study. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 From Anti-causalism to Causalism and Back: A History of the Reasons/Causes Debate / Giuseppina D'Oro D'Oro, Giuseppina, Constantine Sandis Sandis, Constantine 7
- 2 Still a Cause for Concern: Reasons, Causes and Explanations / Daniel D. Hutto Hutto, Daniel D. 49
- 3 Mental Causation According to Davidson / John Heil Heil, John 75
- 4 Why Rationalization Is Not a Species of Causal Explanation / Brian P. McLaughlin McLaughlin, Brian P. 97
- 5 Prolegomena to a Cartographical Investigation of Cause and Reason / Julia Tanney Tanney, Julia 124
- 6 Explaining Actions and Explaining Bodily Movements / Maria Alvarez Alvarez, Maria 141
- 7 Actions, Explanations, and Causes / Alfred R. Mele Mele, Alfred R. 160
- 8 The Causal Theory of Action and the Commitments of Common Sense Psychology / Scott Sehon Sehon, Scott 175
- 9 Explaining Human Agency: Reasons, Causes, and the First Person Perspective / Karsten Stueber Stueber, Karsten 199.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780230580640
- 0230580645
- OCLC:
- 829739905
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