Faces of Intention: Selected Essays on Intention and Agency (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy) - Softcover

Bratman, Michael E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521637279 ISBN 13: 9780521637275

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

This collection of essays by one of the most prominent and internationally respected philosophers of action theory is concerned with deepening our understanding of the notion of intention. These essays enrich Bratman's account of commitment involved in intending, and explore its implications for our understanding of temptation and self-control, shared intention and shared cooperative activity, and moral responsibility. This collection will be a valuable resource for a wide range of philosophers and their students, and will also be of interest to social and developmental psychologists, AI researchers, and game and decision theorists.

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Review:

" Faces of Intention is a fine collection of essays covering Michael Bratman's work on intention and agency between 1992 and 1998, along with four critical reviews published between 1983 and 1998." Dialogue 40/2

"Michael Bratman's new book is a very good piece of work. Clearly written, philosophically sophisticated, and admirably fair to contrary points of view, it is worthy of both attentive study and careful critique." Philosophy and Phenomenological

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521637279
• ISBN 13: 9780521637275
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304