<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Human behavior can range from automatic and even unconscious bodily movements to very elaborate and rational decisions. In this paper I develop a taxonomy based on the empirical analysis of the phenomenology associated with selected instances of different forms of behavior. The transition from sub-actional behavior to proper actions is shown to take place when the agent intervenes actively in the causal process leading from her mental states to the bodily movement by exercising her power to form intentions to act. It is argued that this type of analysis could be helpful to agent-causal accounts of action and free will.</p></abstract>

Human behavior can range from automatic and even unconscious bodily movements to very elaborate and rational decisions. In this paper I develop a taxonomy based on the empirical analysis of the phenomenology associated with selected instances of different forms of behavior. The transition from sub-actional behavior to proper actions is shown to take place when the agent intervenes actively in the causal process leading from her mental states to the bodily movement by exercising her power to form intentions to act. It is argued that this type of analysis could be helpful to agent-causal accounts of action and free will.

From My Arm Rising to Me Raising It: a Taxonomy of Behaviors and Actions

Kairos. Journal of Philosophy & Science

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Human behavior can range from automatic and even unconscious bodily movements to very elaborate and rational decisions. In this paper I develop a taxonomy...

From My Arm Rising to Me Raising It: a Taxonomy of Behaviors and Actions

Publié en ligne: 03 mars 2020

Pages: 132 - 160

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kjps-2019-0012

Mots clés
phenomenology, taxonomy, behavior, action, will, agent-causation

© 2019 Joana Rigato, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

From My Arm Rising to Me Raising It: a Taxonomy of Behaviors and Actions

Publié en ligne: 03 mars 2020

Pages: 132 - 160

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kjps-2019-0012

Mots clésphenomenology, taxonomy, behavior, action, will, agent-causation

© 2019 Joana Rigato, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
phenomenology, taxonomy, behavior, action, will, agent-causation