The Metaphysics of Action: Trying, Doing, Causing

London: Palgrave Macmillan (2018)
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A discussion of three central ideas in action theory; trying to act, doing or acting, one's action causing further consequences.

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9783319903460   3030079961   3319903462   9783319903477

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10.1007/978-3-319-90347-7

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Action and generality.Anton Ford - 2011 - In Anton Ford, Jennifer Hornsby & Frederick Stoutland (eds.), Essays on Anscombe's Intention. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

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