Agents’ Abilities
Almost everyone can run. Only very few can run a marathon. But what is it for agents to be able to do things? This question, while central to many debates in philosophy, is still awaiting a comprehensive answer. The book provides just that. Drawing on some valuable insights from previous works of ab...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2020
Berlin ; Boston : [2020] |
| Colección: | Philosophical Analysis
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431813006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Methodology
- 2 The simple conditional analysis
- 3 Possibilism
- 4 The success view I – Agentive abilities
- 5 The success view II – Non‐agentive abilities
- 6 The success view situated
- 7 The success view applied – Two rough sketches
- Resumé and an open question
- References
- Index of Names
- Index of subjects
