A Companion to the Philosophy of Action offers a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems central to the philosophy of action.
* The first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to human actions)
* Brings together specially commissioned chapters from international experts
* Discusses a range of ideas and doctrines, including rationality, free will and determinism, virtuous action, criminal responsibility, Attribution Theory, and rational agency in evolutionary perspective
* Individual chapters also cover prominent historic figures from Plato to Ricoeur
* Can be approached as a complete narrative, but also serves as a work of reference
* Offers rich insights into an area of philosophical thought that has attracted thinkers since the time of the ancient Greeks