Personal Agency
Author | : E. J. Lowe |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2008-09-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199217144 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199217149 |
Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Personal Agency by : E. J. Lowe
Download or read book Personal Agency written by E. J. Lowe and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lowe defends a common-sense view of ourselves as free agents, capable of bringing about changes in the world through the choices we make, rather than being caused to act as we do by factors external to our will. He demonstrates many weaknesses of the materialist conception of the human mind and its powers that is dominant in Western philosophy.