The Journal

The Project

  

Geographical Overview
Analytical Philosophy of Action

Part I Enigmas of Agency

1. The Reference of Action Description
(a) Attributing and Ascribing Action
(b) On Critique of the Identity Theory
(c) Actions and Body Movement
(d) What a Theory of Action is possible?

2. Explaining Action
(a) Theoretical and Practical Thinking
(b) Belief and Intention
(c) Practical Thought
(i) Situation
(ii) Intention
(iii) Practical Thought

(d) An Intentional Explanation

Part II Practical Reasoning

1. Decision and the Execution of Intention
2. Practical Inference
3. The Humean Theory of Motivation
4. Evaluative Attitude
(i) The Extent of the Unified Theory
(ii) Cognitive and Evaluative Attitudes

References
Name Index
Subject Index

 

Intention and Practical Thought

Gerhard Preyer

 

 

 

Humanities Online

Frankfurt am Main, Germany 2011