Action, Ethics, and Responsibility

by Michael O'Rourke and Harry S. Silverstein

Book Overview

Leading philosophers explore responsibility from a variety of perspectives, including metaphysics, action theory, and philosophy of law.

Most philosophical explorations of responsibility discuss the topic solely in terms of metaphysics and the "free will" problem. By contrast, these essays by leading philosophers view responsibility from a variety of perspectives--metaphysics, ethics, action theory, and the philosophy of law. After a broad,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09L76NP3W
• ISBN13: 9780262514842
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher