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The Biological Foundations of Action by Derek M. Jones (Hardback, 2016)

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This book makes an important contribution to current philosophical debate on the nature and origins of agency.

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Philosophers have traditionally assumed that the difference between active and passive movement could be explained by the presence or absence of an intention in the mind of the agent. This assumption has led to the neglect of many interesting active behaviors that do t depend on intentions, including the mindless actions of humans and the activities of n-human animals. In this book Jones offers a broad account of agency that unifies these cases. The book addresses a range of questions, including: When are movements properly attributed to whole agents, rather than to their parts? What does it mean for an agent to guide its action? What distinguishes agents from other complex systems? What is the relationship between action and adaptive behavior? And why might the study of living systems be the key to understanding agency? This book makes an important contribution to current philosophical debate on the nature and origins of agency. It defines action as a uniquely biological process and recasts human intentional action as a specialized case of a broader and more common phemen than has been previously assumed. Uniting findings from philosophy, cognitive science, psychology, biology, computer science, complexity theory and ethology, this book will be of interest to students and scholars working in these areas.

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Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd, Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-10
184893534x
ISBN-13
9781848935341
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223124864

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Author
Derek M. Jones
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Science & Mathematics: Textbooks & Study Guides
Type
Textbook

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Weight
322g
Height
234mm
Width
156mm

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Place of Publication
London
Spine
13mm
Series Title
History and Philosophy of Biology
Content Note
4 Black & White Illustrations, 4 Black & White Line Drawings
Author Biography
Derek M. Jones is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of Cognitive Science at the University of Evansville, USA.
Date of Publication
13/07/2016
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
Science & Mathematics: Textbooks & Study Guides

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