What is motivation, and what is its place in the lives of intelligent agents? This is Mele's guiding question. His search for an answer is sensitive to the theoretical concerns of philosophers of mind and action and moral philosophers, and is informed by empirical work in psycho…
"What place does motivation have in the lives of intelligent agents? Mele's answer is sensitive to the concerns of philosophers of mind and moral philosophers and informed by empirical work. He offers a distinctive, comprehensive, attractive view of human agency. This book stand…
'Manifest Activity' presents and critically examines Thomas Reid's doctrines about the model of human power, the will, our capacities for purposeful conduct and the place of our agency in the world.
"Manifest Activity presents and critically examines Thomas Reid's doctrines about the model of human power, the will, our capacities for purposeful conduct, and the place of our agency in the natural world. Reid is one of the most important philosophers of the 18th century, but …
"This special issue examines the basic processes of space perception and how these processes interact with action planning and motor control. The tasks under consideration range from the simple localization of a single object to the coordination of a series of events in natural …
"In Good and Evil Actions, Steven J. Jensen tackles the Thomistic debate surrounding the inherent good and evil of human actions. With exceptional clarity, he identifies the essential issues, resolves conflicting views, and reveals the truth as conveyed by Aquinas."--Jacket.
"In Good and Evil Actions, Steven J. Jensen tackles the Thomistic debate surrounding the inherent good and evil of human actions. With exceptional clarity, he identifies the essential issues, resolves conflicting views, and reveals the truth as conveyed by Aquinas."--Jacket