A framework to understand human action

Auteurs-es

  • João de Fernandes Teixeira Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências (FFC) - UNESP/campus de Marília

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-31731988000100003

Mots-clés :

Explanation, covering-law model, human action, causalism, intentionalism, retroduction

Résumé

This paper consists in an analysis of two explanatory models of human behaviour which play a prominent role in the contemporary literature on human action. The first model - the causalist - aims at explaining action in terms of causes and general laws. The second model - the intentionalist - explains human action in terms of intentions and practical syllogism. The difficulties of both models are presented and in the last part of the essay we propose one alternative model, based on the notion of retroduction.

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Publié

1988-12-01

Numéro

Vol. 11 (1988)

Rubrique

Articles et Commentaires

Licence

© TRANS/FORM/AÇÃO: Revista de Filosofia 1988

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Comment citer

A framework to understand human action. (1988). TRANS/FORM/AÇÃO:/Revista/De/Filosofia, 11, 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-31731988000100003