Rational and Social Agency

The Philosophy of Michael Bratman
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-19-979451-5
Verlag: OUP US

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 787 g

Michael Bratman's work has been unusually influential, with significance in disciplines as diverse as philosophy, computer science, law, and primatology. This is a collection of critical essays by some of contemporary philosophy's most distinguished figures, including Margaret Gilbert, Richard Holton, Christine Korsgaard, Alfred Mele, Elijah Milgram, Kieran Setiya, Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, Scott Shapiro, Michael Smith, J. David Velleman, R. Jay Wallace. It also
contains an introduction by the editors, situating Bratman's work and its broader significance.

The essays in this volume engage with ideas and themes prominent in Bratman's work. The volume also includes a lengthy reply by Bratman that breaks new ground and deepens our understanding of the nature of action, rationality, and social agency.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vargas, Manuel

Yaffe, Gideon

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Manuel Vargas is Professor of Philosophy and Law at University of San Francisco.

Gideon Yaffe is Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Yale Law School.