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Free action / A.I. Melden
(Routledge library editions. Free will and determinism ; Volume 3)

Publisher	(London : Routledge)
Year	2017
Authors	*Melden, A. I 1910- author

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Links to the text	Library Off-campus access			OB00179900		Taylor & Francis eBooks Archive Collection (電子ブック)	9781315202723

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Material Type	E-Book
Media type	機械可読データファイル
Size	1 online resource (x, 226 pages)
Notes	First published in 1961 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd chapter I The Case Against Free Action -- chapter II Character as Causal Circumstance -- chapter III Action and Happening---Problems and Perplexities -- chapter IV How Does One Raise One's Arm? -- chapter V By Willing, One Does. -- chapter VI Physiological Happenings and Bodily Actions -- chapter VII Learning and Physiology -- chapter VIII 'Action Equals Bodily Movement Plus Motive' -- chapter IX Motive and Explanation -- chapter X Wanting and Wanting To Do -- chapter XI Wanting To Do and Doing -- chapter XII Wanting To Do, Reasons For Doing, Doing -- chapter XIII Bodily Movement, Action and Agent -- chapter XIV Conclusion---Decision, Choice, Prediction and The Voluntary "That a science of human conduct is possible, that what any man may do even in moments of the most sober and careful reflection can be understood and explained, has seemed to many a philosopher to cast doubt upon our common view that any human action can ever be said to be truly free. This book, first published in 1961, into crucially important issues that are often ignored in the familiar arguments for and against the possibility of free action. These issues are brought to light and examined in some detail."--Provided by publisher HTTP:URL=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315202723 Pub. note=Click here to view.
Subjects	LCSH:Free will and determinism LCSH:Human behavior
Classification	LCC:BJ1461 DC:123
ID	8000081530
ISBN	9781315202723