Life and action
Thompson, Michael, 1959-
Life and action elementary structures of practice and practical thought / [electronic resource] : Michael Thompson. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008. - vi, 223 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: The representation of life -- Can life be given a real definition? -- The representation of the living individual -- The representation of the life-form itself -- Part II: Naive action theory -- Types of practical explanation -- Naive explanation of action -- Action and time -- Part III: Practical generality -- Two tendencies in practical philosophy -- Practices and dispositions as sources of the goodness of individual actions -- Practice and disposition as sources of individual action.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA848072 bnb
Uk
Ethics.
Conduct of life.
Life.
Agent (Philosophy)
Act (Philosophy)
Electronic books.
BJ37 / .T49 2008eb
191
Life and action elementary structures of practice and practical thought / [electronic resource] : Michael Thompson. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008. - vi, 223 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: The representation of life -- Can life be given a real definition? -- The representation of the living individual -- The representation of the life-form itself -- Part II: Naive action theory -- Types of practical explanation -- Naive explanation of action -- Action and time -- Part III: Practical generality -- Two tendencies in practical philosophy -- Practices and dispositions as sources of the goodness of individual actions -- Practice and disposition as sources of individual action.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA848072 bnb
Uk
Ethics.
Conduct of life.
Life.
Agent (Philosophy)
Act (Philosophy)
Electronic books.
BJ37 / .T49 2008eb
191