Action.
by Brown, D. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1968. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good plus dustjacket), edge tears jacket repaired (minor edgewear & scratches, spine toned), top corner front cover bumped, pages faintly toned, top edge lightly foxed. 150 pp. A philosophical account by D. G. Brown of action in which the peculiarities of human action find their place in nature. Considers one the most difficult questions in metaphysics: what is action? Examined from the point of view of the agent, the primacy of inanimate action, and the pervasiveness of explanatory insight in the description of action. Concepts common to morality, psychology, and history are discussed. The author professor of philosophy, University of British Columbia.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21850
- Title
- Action.
- Author
- Brown, D. G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- philosophy, psychology, behaviour, behavior, action
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHILOSOPHY & SKEPTICISM;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
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About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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