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Actions and Other Events
Karl Pfeifer
其他書名
The Unifier-multiplier Controversy
出版P. Lang, 1989
主題Philosophy / GeneralPhilosophy / Movements / HumanismPhilosophy / LogicPhilosophy / MetaphysicsPhilosophy / History & Surveys / ModernPhilosophy / Individual Philosophers
ISBN08204104469780820410449
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=t-WwAAAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋How many things did the gunman do? Is his pulling of the trigger the same as his killing of the victim? Or are these two different actions or events? Such questions are at the heart of the dispute between «unifiers» and «multipliers» over the individuation of actions and events. In this study Karl Pfeifer defends the unifying approach of G.E.M. Anscombe and Donald Davidson against the criticisms and rival views of Alvin I. Goldman and others. Along the way, the discussion touches on a variety of problems concerning causality, time, explanation, language, ontology, and identity. What finally emerges is a clearer picture of the nature of criteria of identity and individuation for actions and events than has been available to date.