A Companion to the Philosophy of Action

<i>A Companion to the Philosophy of Action</i> offers a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems central to the philosophy of action. <ul> <li>The first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to human actions) </li> <li>Brings together specially commissioned chapters from international experts </li> <li>Discusses a range of ideas and doctrines, including rationality, free will and determinism, virtuous action, criminal responsibility, Attribution Theory, and rational agency in evolutionary perspective </li> <li>Individual chapters also cover prominent historic figures from Plato to Ricoeur </li> <li>Can be approached as a complete narrative, but also serves as a work of reference </li> <li>Offers rich insights into an area of philosophical thought that has attracted thinkers since the time of the ancient Greeks </li> </ul>