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Synopsis
Three decades ago, philosophers began to devote considerable attention to a group of problems concerning human action. In the first stage they concentrated on providing an action theory that could be used to resolve some traditional philosophical problems, such as the free-will issue, the mind-body problem, and the conditions for attribution of responsibility. About that time it became clear that philosophical action theory could not, by itself, solve these problems. A second stage developed in which attention shifted to action theory's intrinsic interest. But there progress stopped.
In this book, Myles Brand ushers in a third exciting stage, linking the philosophical with the scientific study of action, with psychology and artificial intelligence. He provides a clear and comprehensive summary of the state of human action, discusses the ontological foundations for action theory and the folk psychology of intending, desiring and believing, and makes suggestions for an original theory of naturalized action.
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About the Author
Myles Brand is Professor of Philosophy and Department Chairman at the University of Arizona.
Review
"This is an urgently worthy project, in my opinion, and Brand's book will be the only one of its kind that I know of."
—William Lycan, The University of North Carolina
"Intending and Acting is a fascinating, rich, informative, and valuable book. I am awed by the exciting way in which Brand has managed to combine a general account in which the conceptual issues integrate with the empirical issues dealt with by cognitive psychologists, for here Brand is not merely pioneering an important area of study, but pioneering with great insight, powerful acumen, and thorough development of a valuable schema. His book should become the main reference for all future work on intentions and the theory of the practical attitudes."
—Hector-Neri Castañeda, Indiana University
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- PublisherBradford Books
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0262022028
- ISBN 13 9780262022026
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages309
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