Hyman, J;
Alvarez, M;
(2019)
Philosophy of action.
In: Becker, K and Thomson, ID, (eds.)
The Cambridge history of philosophy, 1945-2015.
(pp. 103-114).
Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK.
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Abstract
The philosophical study of human action begins with Plato and Aristotle. Their influence in late antiquity and the Middle Ages yielded sophisticated theories of action and motivation, notably in the works of Augustine and Aquinas.1 But the ideas that were dominant in 1945 have their roots in the early modern period, when advances in physics and mathematics reshaped philosophy.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Philosophy of action |
| ISBN: | 1107173035 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781107173033 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781316779651.010 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316779651.010 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Philosophy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10137500 |
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