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Life and action: elementary structures of practice and practical thought
Life and action: elementary structures of practice and practical thought
Author
Thompson, Michael
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
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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.
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Subjects
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Act (Philosophy)
Action (Philosophie)
Agent (Philosophy)
Conduct of life
Electronic books
Ethics
ethics (philosophical concept)
ethics (philosophy)
Handlung
History & Surveys
Life
Logic
Modern
Morale
Morale pratique
Philosophie
PHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern
PHILOSOPHY -- Logic
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NetLibrary, Inc
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN
9780674016705
9780674033962
067401670
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