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Life and action

by Thompson, Michael,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : Harvard University Press, (Cambridge, Mass. :) Physical details: vi, 223 p.
Subject(s): Ethics. | Conduct of life. | Life. | Agent (Philosophy) | Act (Philosophy) | Electronic books.
Year: 2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: The representation of life -- Can life be given a real definition? -- The representation of the living individual -- The representation of the life-form itself -- Part II: Naive action theory -- Types of practical explanation -- Naive explanation of action -- Action and time -- Part III: Practical generality -- Two tendencies in practical philosophy -- Practices and dispositions as sources of the goodness of individual actions -- Practice and disposition as sources of individual action.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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