Seebaß / Gollwitzer / Schmitz Acting Intentionally and Its Limits: Individuals, Groups, Institutions

Interdisciplinary Approaches
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-028446-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 324 Seiten

The book presents the first comprehensive survey of limits of the intentional control of action from an interdisciplinary perspective. It brings together leading scholars from philosophy, psychology, and the law to elucidate this theoretically and practically important topic from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary approaches. It provides reflections on conceptual foundations as well as a wealth of empirical data and will be a valuable resource for students and researchers alike.
Among the authors: Clancy Blair, Todd S. Braver, Michael W. Cole, Anika Fäsche, Maayan Davidov, Peter Gollwitzer, Kai Robin Grzyb, Tobias Heikamp, Gabriele Oettingen, Rachel McKinnon, Nachschon Meiran, Hans Christian Röhl, Michael Schmitz, John R. Searle, Gottfried Seebaß, Gisela Trommsdorff, Felix Thiede, J. Lukas Thürmer, Frank Wieber.

Zielgruppe

Institutes, Libraries, Scholars, Graduate students

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seebaß, Gottfried

Gollwitzer, Peter M.

Schmitz, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Emotion, Motivation, Handlung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;5
2;Introduction;9
3;Intentions, Actions and Explanations;55
4;Limits of intention and the Representational Mind;65
5;German Private Law’s Approach to Intentionality;93
6;Legislator’s intent - Limits of a Concept;129
7;Intentional Action Control in individuals and Groups;141
8;Foreseeing Obstacles: Mental Contrasting and intention Formation;171
9;Development of Self-Regulation in Context;201
10;The Socialization of Self-Regulation from a Domains Perspective;231
11;Experiential Canalization Model of Executive Function Development: implications for the Origins and Limits of Intentionality in Children;253
12;When Planning Results in Loss of Control: intention-Based Reflexivity and Proactive Control;271
13;Mechanisms of Switching Intentions: Inhibition Promotes Flexibility in Sequential Action Selection;299
14;About the Authors;321

Über Autor(innen)

Seebaß, Gottfried
Peter M. Gollwitzer, Michael Schmitz and Gottfried Seebaß, University of Konstanz, Germany.