Causalism : unifying action and free action /

Carolina Sartorio argues for a naturalistic conception of agency and free agency that unifies them under the thesis that actions/free actions are behaviours that have the right kinds of causes or explanations. The result is a compelling view of practical agency taking in key metaphysical notions suc...

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Causalism: Unifying Action and Free Action
1. Three Causalisms
2. Motivations
3. Causalism under the Microscope
4. Reasons and Their Absences
5. Enriched Causalism
6. Causalism under Indeterminism
7. Conclusion
1. Verfasser:
Sartorio, Carolina
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford University Press 2023
Zusammenfassung:
Carolina Sartorio argues for a naturalistic conception of agency and free agency that unifies them under the thesis that actions/free actions are behaviours that have the right kinds of causes or explanations. The result is a compelling view of practical agency taking in key metaphysical notions such as causation, grounding, absences, and powers.
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1 online resource (94 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-197652-0
0-19-287482-9
0-19-287481-0
Schlagworte:
Causation.
Free will and determinism.
Philosophy.
Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge.
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