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Things that happen because they should : a teleological approach to action / Rowland Stout.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stout, Rowland, author.
- Series:
- Oxford philosophical monographs.
- Oxford philosophical monographs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Act (Philosophy).
- Teleology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 189 pages).
- Other Title:
- Teleological approach to action
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- With enormous implications for philosophy, the law and all areas of human interactivity, the author argues that amongst all the natural phenomena, intentional actions are unique in that they occur because they should!
- Contents:
- 1. The Possibility of Externalist Explanation of Action
- 2. Causal Explanation
- 3. Teleological Explanation
- 4. Practical Justification
- 5. Agency.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 0-19-168021-4
- 0-19-824063-5
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