Julian Nida-Rümelin is a professor of philosophy and political theory at the Ludwig-Maximlians-University in Munich, Germany. He studied philosophy, physics, mathematics, and political sciences. After his Ph.D in philosophy and his habilitation, he taught philosophy, ethics and political theory at different universities: state university of Minnesota (1991), University of Tübingen (1991-1993), University of Göttingen (1993-2003), Humboldt University Berlin (2001-) and University of Munich (2004-). Nida-Rümelin was elected president of the German Association for Analytical Philosophy (GAP) 1994-1997, and President of the German Society for Philosophy (2009-2011). He is a member of several academies, among others: the academy of sciences and humanities, Berlin and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. For five years he left academia and changed to cultural politics, serving as a state minister for culture and media in the first national government led by Chancellor GerhardSchröder (1998-2002).

• Introduction and Overview.- Chapter1. Acting on Beliefs.- Chapter2. Structures of Agency.- Chapter3. Reasons for Action.- Chapter4. Cooperation.- Chapter5. Communication.- Chapter6. Structural Intentions.- Chapter7. Weakness of Will.- Chapter8. Structural Coherence.

Julian Nida-Rümelin is a professor of philosophy and political theory at the Ludwig-Maximlians-University in Munich, Germany. He studied philosophy, physics, mathematics, and political sciences. After his Ph.D in philosophy and his habilitation, he taught philosophy, ethics and political theory at different universities: state university of Minnesota (1991), University of Tübingen (1991-1993), University of Göttingen (1993-2003), Humboldt University Berlin (2001-) and University of Munich (2004-). Nida-Rümelin was elected president of the German Association for Analytical Philosophy (GAP) 1994-1997, and President of the German Society for Philosophy (2009-2011). He is a member of several academies, among others: the academy of sciences and humanities, Berlin and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. For five years he left academia and changed to cultural politics, serving as a state minister for culture and media in the first national government led by Chancellor GerhardSchröder (1998-2002).

• Introduction and Overview.- Chapter1. Acting on Beliefs.- Chapter2. Structures of Agency.- Chapter3. Reasons for Action.- Chapter4. Cooperation.- Chapter5. Communication.- Chapter6. Structural Intentions.- Chapter7. Weakness of Will.- Chapter8. Structural Coherence.

Julian Nida-Rümelin is a professor of philosophy and political theory at the Ludwig-Maximlians-University in Munich, Germany. He studied philosophy, physics, mathematics, and political sciences. After his Ph.D in philosophy and his habilitation, he taught philosophy, ethics and political theory at different universities: state university of Minnesota (1991), University of Tübingen (1991-1993), University of Göttingen (1993-2003), Humboldt University Berlin (2001-) and University of Munich (2004-). Nida-Rümelin was elected president of the German Association for Analytical Philosophy (GAP) 1994-1997, and President of the German Society for Philosophy (2009-2011). He is a member of several academies, among others: the academy of sciences and humanities, Berlin and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. For five years he left academia and changed to cultural politics, serving as a state minister for culture and media in the first national government led by Chancellor GerhardSchröder (1998-2002).

• Introduction and Overview.- Chapter1. Acting on Beliefs.- Chapter2. Structures of Agency.- Chapter3. Reasons for Action.- Chapter4. Cooperation.- Chapter5. Communication.- Chapter6. Structural Intentions.- Chapter7. Weakness of Will.- Chapter8. Structural Coherence.