Mind in Actionchallenges the dominant view in contemporary philosophy that human action is driven by thoughts and desires much as a machine is made to function by the operation of physical causes. Bede Rundle rejects the materialist view of mind and the causal theory of action; his alternative approach elucidates such key concepts as thought, belief, desire, intention, and freedom to give a fresh view of human behavior.
1. Mental Antecedents of Action 2. Mind and Brain 3. Mind, Animals, and Behaviour 4. Reasoning and Language. 5. Intention and Desire 6. Action 7. Reasoning, Deciding, and Intending 8. Reasons and Consciousness 9. Freedom Bibliography. Index.
Bede Rundle is Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Trinity College, Oxford.
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