Philosophy of Action l

3 credits

A critical examination of the main competing theories of human action and agency, this course will consider such issues as the nature of action, mistake, accident, and inadvertence; the nature of the relevant mental antecedents of actions and the relations which hold between behaviour and its mental antecedents; intentionality and unintentionality; practical reasoning and planning; autonomy and heteronomy; the extent of intention and responsibility. ***Prerequisite: One 200-level PHIL course, or permission of the Department Head.*** *Note: Students may receive credit for one of PHIL 346 or PHIL 446.*