Acta Structuralica

international journal for structuralist research

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Philosophical issue 2

what makes an action intentional?

Garry Young

pp. 42-56

Abstract

Consider the following scenario. I am in a crowded café awaiting my food-order. Walking past me on his way to a table is a man carrying a tray with several drinks on it. Just as he is about to sit down, my order is called. As I stand and move towards the counter (to collect my food), I knock the tray out of the man's hands with my hand. Did I do this intentionally? What is required for an action to be intentional?

Publication details

Published in:

Young Garry (2013) Philosophical psychopathology: philosophy without thought experiments. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 42-56

DOI: 10.1057/9781137329325_4

Full citation:

Young Garry (2013) Philosophical issue 2: what makes an action intentional?, In: Philosophical psychopathology, Dordrecht, Springer, 42–56.