W J Mander

The Volitional Theory of Causation

From Berkeley to the Twentieth Century

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Produktbeschreibung

This work traces the development of a philosophical theory about causality--the volitional theory of causation-- which supposes the underlying nature of causation as something revealed to us in the experience of our own will. It offers both a history of philosophy and a chance to think about the complex puzzles of both causation and human will.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 164mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9780192867537
• ISBN-10: 0192867539
• Artikelnr.: 66738902

Autorenporträt

W.J.Mander is Professor of History of Modern Philosophy at Oxford University, where he is a Fellow of Harris Manchester College.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introductory discussion
2: Berkeley and Johnson
3: Hume and Hartley
4: Reid and Kames
5: Maine de Biran and Schopenhauer
6: Critics of the volitional theory
7: Mansel, Martineau and others
8: Turn of the century figures
9: Recent critics
10: Recent advocates
11: Concluding discussion
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