Agency, Illusion, and Well-Being

Essays in Moral Psychology and Philosophical Economics

AvJerome M. Segal

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Agency, Illusion, and Well-Being is a collection of essays drawn from Jerome M. Segal's earlier books, including essays from Agency and Alienation, Joseph's Bones, and Graceful Simplicity. Arranged thematically into a coherent new whole, this selection of essays highlights Jerome M. Segal's contribution to philosophical economics and moral psychology in a definitive edition.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-01-16
Mått:161 x 239 x 24 mm
Vikt:515 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:260
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780739129685

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Jerome M. Segal is a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland's Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy.

Recensioner i media

Agency and Alienation stretches the boundaries of current thought and debate in the philosophy of mind. It is a thought-provoking and original book.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 1. Human AgencyChapter 3 2. Alienness: Experiencing One's Own IncoherenceChapter 4 3. Alienness, Understanding, and Self-DeceptionChapter 5 4. God's Project of Self-DeceptionChapter 6 5. Alienation and Political AgencyChapter 7 6. How We Fooled Ourselves into Believing in ProgressChapter 8 7. The Monetary IllusionChapter 9 8. The Good Life and Economic ActivityChapter 10 9. Human Activity: A Molecular Approach to Action Theory