Several theoretical views of automaticity are discussed. Most of these suggest that
automaticity should be diagnosed by looking at the presence of features such as …

By considering the amount of uncertainty perceived and the willingness to bear uncertainty
concomitantly, we provide a more complete conceptual model of entrepreneurial action that …

Annotation" A magisterial work (that) culminates twenty-five years of thinking about the
problems of free will. For those who believe both that robust free will cannot survive in a …

In this important book, Susan Hurley sheds new light on consciousness by examining its
relationships to action from various angles. She assesses the role of agency in the unity of a …

Religious rituals can provoke a deeply ambigious reaction in those who practise them. What
happens in religious traditions when the nature of the ritual is questioned, but the practice of …

Tackling some central problems in the philosophy of action, Mele constructs an explanatory
model for intentional behavior, locating the place and significance of such mental …

Desjarlais shows us not anonymous faces of the homeless but real people. While it is
estimated that 25 percent or more of America's homeless are mentally ill, their lives are …

The Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy The Blackwell Dictionary of Western
Philosophy??? The style is fresh and engaging, and it gives a broad and accurate picture of …

When liberal political philosophers talk of equalizing, increasing or maximizing freedom (or
liberty), they implicitly assume freedom to be a measurable attribute. Freedom is one of the …

This chapter centers on the multiple ways in which personal and collective actions,
embedded in cultural and historical contexts, form—and are formed by—development over …