Rational and Social Agency: The Philosophy of Michael Bratman

Michael Bratman's work has been unusually influential, with significance in disciplines as diverse as philosophy, computer science, law, and primatology. This is a collection of critical essays by some of contemporary philosophy's most distinguished figures, including Margaret Gilbert, Richard
Holton, Christine Korsgaard, Alfred Mele, Elijah Milgram, Kieran Setiya, Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, Scott Shapiro, Michael Smith, J. David Velleman, R. Jay Wallace. It also contains an introduction by the editors, situating Bratman's work and its broader significance.

The essays in this volume engage with ideas and themes prominent in Bratman's work. The volume also includes a lengthy reply by Bratman that breaks new ground and deepens our understanding of the nature of action, rationality, and social agency.


Author: Manuel Vargas
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/06/2014
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780199794515

About the Author

Manuel Vargas is Professor of Philosophy and Law at University of San Francisco.

Gideon Yaffe is Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Yale Law School.

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