Mental Actions.

By: O'Brien, LucyContributor(s): Soteriou, MatthewMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (297 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191570087Subject(s): Act (Philosophy) | Agent (Philosophy)Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mental ActionsDDC classification: 128/.4 LOC classification: B105.A35M47 2009Online resources: Click to View
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Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Mental Action: A Case Study -- 3. Judging and the Scope of Mental Agency -- 4. Reason in Action -- 5. Reason, Voluntariness, and Moral Responsibility -- 6. Freedom and Practical Judgement -- 7. Two Kinds of Agency -- 8. Trying and Acting -- 9. Perceptual Activity and the Will -- 10. Mental Action and Self-Awareness (II): Epistemology -- 11. Mental Actions and the No-Content Problem -- 12. Mental Agency, Conscious Thinking, and Phenomenal Character -- 13. Is there a Sense of Agency for Thought? -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Summary: The twelve specially written essays in this volume investigate the neglected topic of mental action, and show its importance for the metaphysics, epistemology, and phenomenology of mind. The essays investigate what mental actions are, how we are aware of them, and what is the relationship between mental and physical action.
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Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Mental Action: A Case Study -- 3. Judging and the Scope of Mental Agency -- 4. Reason in Action -- 5. Reason, Voluntariness, and Moral Responsibility -- 6. Freedom and Practical Judgement -- 7. Two Kinds of Agency -- 8. Trying and Acting -- 9. Perceptual Activity and the Will -- 10. Mental Action and Self-Awareness (II): Epistemology -- 11. Mental Actions and the No-Content Problem -- 12. Mental Agency, Conscious Thinking, and Phenomenal Character -- 13. Is there a Sense of Agency for Thought? -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

The twelve specially written essays in this volume investigate the neglected topic of mental action, and show its importance for the metaphysics, epistemology, and phenomenology of mind. The essays investigate what mental actions are, how we are aware of them, and what is the relationship between mental and physical action.

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