Trying Without Willing: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind

By Timothy Cleveland

Book Overview

Within the context of a critique of volitionism, Trying Without Willing articulates a new philosophy of the mind and its role in intentional action, based on the notion of de re intentionality. This book will be of interest to anyone seriously interested in the philosophy of mind, the nature of intentional action and mental causation, or the influence of Cartesianism in contemporary analytic philosophy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859726747
• ISBN13: 9781859726747
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"