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Lect 1 Human Agent

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  1. G. N. A. VESSEY

    1. The Royal Institute of Philosophy, UK

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Part of the book series: Royal Institute of Philosophy Lectures (RIPL)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Predictability in Human Affairs

    • G. P. Henderson
    Pages 1-19

  3. Agency and Freedom

    • Aurel Kolnai
    Pages 20-46

  4. The Moral Agent

    • Bernard Mayo
    Pages 47-63

  5. On Being Obliged to Act

    • Alan R. White
    Pages 64-82

  6. Desires as Causes of Actions

    • David Pears
    Pages 83-97

  7. Mental Causes

    • C. H. Whiteley
    Pages 98-114

  9. Agent and Spectator: The Double-Aspect Theory

    • G. N. A. Vesey
    Pages 139-159

  10. Mind and Brain: The Identity Hypothesis

    • R. J. Hirst
    Pages 160-180

  11. Imperatives and Meaning

    • C. K. Grant
    Pages 181-195

  12. Ethics and Language

    • G. J. Warnock
    Pages 196-209

  13. Thinking and Reflecting

    • Gilbert Ryle
    Pages 210-226

  14. Expression

    • Richard Wollheim
    Pages 227-244

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 245-248
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    G. N. A. VESSEY

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