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Action / D. G. Brown.
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 Available online
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, D. G. (Donald George), author.
- Series:
- Heritage
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Act (Philosophy).
- Agent (Philosophy).
- Philosophical anthropology.
- Mind and body.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (165 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- [Toronto, Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, 1968.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Professor Brown in this volume discusses one of the most difficult questions in metaphysics, "what is action?" His analysis proceeds along three main lines of thought: the point of view of the agent, the primacy of inanimate action, and the pervasiveness of explanatory insight in the description of action.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 1. The point of view of the agent
- 2. The agent and his body
- 3. The origin of the idea of agency
- 4. The attribution of effects
- Index
- Backmatter
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-5096-6
- 1-4426-3258-5
- OCLC:
- 929153889
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