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This essay is mainly historical in character. Thus, a great part of it is devoted to Kanger’s own development of his concepts and theory. For a brief comparison, some aspects of his theory are put in perspective in order to show his originality and influence. This is the case for instance concerning his Do-predicate which is mirrored in Pörn’s E-predicate for action (1977). One section is also devoted to extensions and further developments of Kanger’s action theory. Although undertaken by myself and in many respects diverging from his thoughts, these extensions are to a great extent triggered by my intensive discussions with Kanger in the years of 1980–1987. His influence is also plain in publications by (1977) and , 1972, 1977) and Helle Kanger (1966, 1981) as well as by myself (as late as 1997) and others as for instance A. J. I. Jones. This Fenno-Scandian school of Action Theory is also being taught in our universities till this very day.
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Holmström-Hintikka, G. (2001). Stig Kanger’s Actions and Influence. In: Holmström-Hintikka, G., Lindström, S., Sliwinski, R. (eds) Collected Papers of Stig Kanger with Essays on His Life and Work. Synthese Library, vol 304. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0630-9_11
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