Explaining Behavior

Explaining Behavior
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : 0262540614
ISBN-13 : 9780262540612
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Book Synopsis Explaining Behavior by : Fred Dretske

Download or read book Explaining Behavior written by Fred Dretske and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1991-02-05 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do human beings move? In this lucid portrayal of human behavior, Fred Dretske provides an original account of the way reasons function in the causal explanation of behavior. Biological science investigates what makes our bodies move in the way they do. Psychology is interested in why persons—agents with reasons—move in the way they do. Dretske attempts to reconcile these different points of view by showing how reasons operate in a world of causes. He reveals in detail how the character of our inner states—what we believe, desire, and intend—determines what we do.


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