Basic actions reloaded
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079922 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Santiago Amaya (0000-0002-1714-6482) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12435 |
| OpenAlex | W2751069545 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 31 |
In this article, I examine recent debates concerning the existence and the nature of basic actions. The discussion is structured around four theses, with which Arthur Danto introduced basic actions to contemporary theorists. The theses concern (a) the relationship between agency and causality, (b) the distinction between basic and complex actions, (c) the regress argument for basic actions, and (d) the structure of practical knowledge in the light these actions
Action (physics · Agency (philosophy · Argument (complex analysis · Causality (physics · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Sociology · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought · Philosophy
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Agent Causation and Motivating Reasons
From Simple to Composite Agency
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |