Motivation and Agency

Zusatztext "Why do we do what we do? Alfred Mele attempts to answer this question and related ones by drawing from the fields of action theory, philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, and even empirical psychology. The result is a book that is clearly written, shows a command of the contemporary literature in a number of fields, and attempts to offer rigorous solutions that nonetheless take into account commonsense opinions about the topics."--Review of Metaphysics Informationen zum Autor Alfred R. Mele is the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University. Klappentext What place does motivation have in the lives of intelligent agents? Mele's answer is sensitive to the concerns of philosophers of mind and moral philosophers and informed by empirical work. He offers a distinctive, comprehensive, attractive view of human agency. This book stands boldly at the intersection of philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, and metaphysics. Zusammenfassung What place does motivation have in the lives of intelligent agents? Mele's answer is sensitive to the concerns of philosophers of mind and moral philosophers and informed by empirical work. He offers a distinctive, comprehensive, attractive view of human agency. This book stands boldly at the intersection of philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, and metaphysics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alfred R. Mele, Alfred R. (Professor of Philosophy Mele, Mele Alfred R.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.04.2005
• EAN: 9780195189520
• ISBN: 978-0-19-518952-0
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Ethics & moral philosophy, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Cognition and cognitive psychology