Intentionality, Deliberation and Autonomy

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'In recent years philosophy of action has surely been one of the fastest growing areas of analytic philosophy. Puzzlingly, however, the crucial relation that connects this field to normative practical philosophy has been neglected, if not ignored altogether. This anthology finally fills such a surprising gap in a highly authoritative way. The book is usefully divided in three parts, respectively dedicated to the conceptual analysis of the basic notions of action theory, to the discussion of empirical theories in the field of practical deliberation, and to the investigation of theories of autonomy. An enlightening introduction by Christoph Lumer offers a systematic introduction to the essays collected in the anthology. It does not require special diagnostic abilities to predict that this collection will become a fundamental contribution to the debate in action theory and normative practical philosophy for many years to go.' Mario De Caro, University Roma Tre 'The substantial introduction by C. Lumer gives a very good critical and synthetic outline of the matter of the volume. ... The editing work that has been done is remarkable, it offers a very complete index of names and subjects and each article is introduced by a short abstract that quickly gives to the reader the gist of the paper she is about to read, not to mention the bibliography each author presents at the end of his own chapter. ... This book undeniably constitutes an important contribution to action-theory and practical philosophy in that it opens new debates in the field and deals originally with traditional issues.'' Metapsychology Online