Theory of Human Action by Alvin I Goldman

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This book articulates an original scheme for the conceptualization of action. Beginning with a new approach to the individuation of acts, it delineates the relationships between basic and non-basic acts and uses these relationships in the definition of ability and intentional action. The author exhibits the central role of wants and beliefs in the

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Theory of Human Action by Alvin I Goldman

This book articulates an original scheme for the conceptualization of action. Beginning with a new approach to the individuation of acts, it delineates the relationships between basic and non-basic acts and uses these relationships in the definition of ability and intentional action. The author exhibits the central role of wants and beliefs in the
Alvin I. Goldman is professor of philosophy and research scientist in cognitive science at the University of Arizona. He is the author of A Theory of Human Action, Epistemology and Cognition, and Liaisons: Philosophy Meets the Cognitive and Social Sciences as well as many articles on philosophy and cognitive science.
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ISBN 13 9780691616735
ISBN 10 0691616736
Title Theory of Human Action
Author Alvin I Goldman
Series Princeton Legacy Library
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Princeton University Press
Year published 2015-03-08
Number of pages 246
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