Understanding Action: An Essay on Reasons

by Frederic Schick

Book Overview

This is an important new book about human motivation, about the reasons people have for their actions. What is distinctively new about it is its focus on how people see or understand their situations, options, and prospects. By taking account of people's understandings (along with their beliefs and desires), Professor Schick is able to expand the current theory of decision and action. The author provides a perspective on the topic by outlining its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521408865
• ISBN13: 9780521408868
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"