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Teleology and causal understanding in children's theory of mind

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Perner, Josef and Roessler, Johannes (2010) Teleology and causal understanding in children's theory of mind. In: Aguilar, Jesús H. (Jesús Humberto), 1962- and Buckareff, Andrei A., 1971-, (eds.) Causing human actions : new perspectives on the causal theory of action. Cambridge, Mass. ; London: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262014564

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The causal theory of action (CTA) is widely recognized in the literature of the philosophy of action as the "standard story" of human action and agency--the nearest approximation in the field to a theoretical orthodoxy. This volume brings together leading figures working in action theory today to discuss issues relating to the CTA and its applications, which range from experimental philosophy to moral psychology. Some of the contributors defend the theory while others criticize it; some draw from historical sources while others focus on recent developments; some rely on the tools of analytic philosophy while others cite the latest empirical research on human action. All agree, however, on the centrality of the CTA in the philosophy of action. The contributors first consider metaphysical issues, then reasons-explanations of action, and, finally, new directions for thinking about the CTA. They discuss such topics as the tenability of some alternatives to the CTA; basic causal deviance; the etiology of action; teleologism and anticausalism; and the compatibility of the CTA with theories of embodied cognition. Two contributors engage in an exchange of views on intentional omissions that stretches over four essays, directly responding to each other in their follow-up essays. As the action-oriented perspective becomes more influential in philosophy of mind and philosophy of cognitive science, this volume offers a long-needed debate over foundational issues. Contributors: Fred Adams, Jesus H. Aguilar, John Bishop, Andrei A. Buckareff, Randolph Clarke, Jennifer Hornsby, Alicia Juarrero, Alfred R. Mele, Michael S. Moore, Thomas Nadelhoffer, Josef Perner, Johannes Roessler, David-Hillel Ruben, Carolina Sartorio, Michael Smith, Rowland Stout

Item Type: Book Item
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Philosophy of mind in children, Teleology, Causation
Publisher: MIT Press
Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass. ; London
ISBN: 9780262014564
Book Title: Causing human actions : new perspectives on the causal theory of action
Editor: Aguilar, Jesús H. (Jesús Humberto), 1962- and Buckareff, Andrei A., 1971-
Official Date: 2010
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Number of Pages: 327
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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