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Skilled Activity and the Causal Theory of Action
Author(s) -
CLARKE RANDOLPH
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
philosophy and phenomenological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1933-1592
pISSN - 0031-8205
DOI - 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2010.00339.x
Subject(s) - causal theory of reference , action (physics) , stock (firearms) , epistemology , causal analysis , action theory (sociology) , psychology , economics , philosophy , mathematical economics , history , physics , quantum mechanics , archaeology
Skilled activity, such as shaving or dancing, differs in important ways from many of the stock examples that are employed by action theorists. Some critics of the causal theory of action contend that such a view founders on the problem of skilled activity. This paper examines how a causal theory can be extended to the case of skilled activity and defends the account from its critics.