Springs of Action : Understanding Intentional Behavior.

Springs of Action : Understanding Intentional Behavior.

Tackling some central problems in the philosophy of action, Mele constructs an explanatory model for intentional behavior, locating the place and significance of such mental phenomena as beliefs, desires, reason, and intentions in the etiology of intentional action. Part One comprises a comprehensiv...

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Main Author: Mele, Alfred R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 1992.
Subjects:
Act (Philosophy)
Intentionality (Philosophy)
Intentionalism.
Intentionalism
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; PART I; 1 Introduction; 2 Mental Causation; 3 Wanting and Wanting Most; 4 P1* and the Plasticity of Motivational Strength; 5 Irresistible Desires; 6 Effective Reasons; PART II; 7 Transition: Introducing Intentions; 8 Intention, Belief, and Intentional Action; 9 Executive States: Settling Things; 10 The Executive Dimension of Proximal Intentions; 11 Intention's Content; 12 Acquiring Intentions; 13 Conclusion: An Unsuccessful Brief Against "Causalism"; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W.

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