The Works of Agency
On Human Action, Will, and Freedom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10694232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl Ginet, Hugh J Mccann |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 632 |
| Publication date | 2000-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8108 • E-ISSN: 1558-1470 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2693639 |
| OpenAlex | W2080221376 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
In these essays, McCann develops a unified perspective on human action. Written over a period of 25 years, the essays provide a comprehensive survey of the major topics in contemporary action theory. In four sections, the book addresses the ontology of action; the foundations of action; intention, will and freedom; and practical rationality. McCann works out a compromise between competing perspectives on the individuation of action; explores the foundations of action and defends a volitional theory; argues for a libertarian view of both the formation and the execution of intention; and considers the question of consistency in rational intentions, as well as the relationship between practical and theoretical reasoning
Action (physics) · Agency (philosophy) · Analytic philosophy · Contemporary philosophy · Epistemology · General interest · Physics · Quantum mechanics · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Free Will and Agency · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy
Dimensions of Naturalness
Locating volition
The Construction of an Africalogical Method to Examine Nkrumahism's Contribution to Pan-African Agency
Deontic Morality and Control
The Effect of the Agency and Anthropomorphism on Users' Sense of Telepresence, Copresence, and Social Presence in Virtual Environments
Volition to risk taking in the ordinary activities of daily life of older people living at home alone. A study using explicitation interviews
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2020 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |