Life And Action by Michael Thompson
Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought
A collection of philosophical essays that develops a neo-Aristotelian account of action, practical reasoning, and evaluation by analyzing the logical forms through which we understand what living beings—especially humans—do. It argues that generic life-form and natural-historical judgments provide the background that makes intentions, reasons, and actions intelligible, challenging standard models in action theory and metaethics. By examining naive action explanation, practical inference, and species-typical descriptions, it shows how normativity is rooted in the grammar of our thought about life and practice.
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- Published
- 2008
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 384
- Original Language
- English
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