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Jing Zhu

The Conative Mind

Volition and Action

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This work is an attempt to restore volition as a respectable topic for scientific studies. Volition, traditionally conceived as the act of will, has been largely neglected in contemporary science and philosophy. This book develops a volitional theory of action by elaborating a unifying conception of volition, where volitions are construed as special kinds of mental action by which an agent consciously and actively bridge the gaps between deliberation, decision and intentional action. Volition can be a suitable object of empirical studies, and can be substantially demystified by exploring when and where volitions occur in the brain. The classi… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-3-8484-0482-7
  • EAN: 9783848404827
  • Produktnummer: 37773045
  • Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
  • Seitenangabe: 140 S.
  • Masse: H22.0 cm x B15.0 cm x D0.8 cm 227 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 227

Über den Autor


Jing Zhu obtained his PhD degree in philosophy from University of Waterloo in 2003. He is Professor in Department of Philosophy as well as Institute of Logic and Cognition of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China. His main research areas includes philosophy of science, philosophy of action, cognitive science, and moral psychology.

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