The Routledge Handbook of Phenomenology of Agen, Erhard, Keiling..

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The Routledge Handbook of Phenomenology of AgencyAuthor(s): Christopher Erhard, Tobias Keiling\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138098978, 978-1138098978\nSynopsis\nPhenomenology has primarily been concerned with questions about knowledge and ontology. However, in recent years the rise of interest and research in phenomenology and embodiment, the emotions and cognitive science has seen the concept of agency move to a central place in the study of phenomenology generally.\n\nThe Routledge Handbook of Phenomenology of Agency is an outstanding reference source to this topic and the first volume of its kind. It comprises twenty-seven chapters written by leading international contributors. Organised into two parts, the following key topics are covered:\n\n major figures\n the metaphysics of agency\n rationality\n voluntary and involuntary action\n moral experience\n deliberation and choice\n phenomenology of agency an.