Doing Things Together : : A Theory of Skillful Joint Action / / Judith Martens.
To understand many of our everyday joint actions we need a theory of skillful joint action. In everyday contexts we do numerous things together. Philosophers of collective intentionality have wondered how we can distinguish parallel cases from cases where we act together. Often their theories argue...
Saved in:
Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020 |
---|---|
VerfasserIn: | |
Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Epistemic Studies : Philosophy of Science, Cognition and Mind ,
41 |
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (IX, 208 p.) |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: A Multidimensional Understanding of Acting Together -- 2. The Automatic/Non-Automatic Divide -- 3. Control and Intentions in Individuals -- 4. Motor Control and Skillful Action -- 5. Planning Agency and Shared Agency -- 6. Joint Action and Interaction -- 7. Skillful Joint Action -- References -- Subject Index -- Index of Names |
---|---|
Summary: | To understand many of our everyday joint actions we need a theory of skillful joint action. In everyday contexts we do numerous things together. Philosophers of collective intentionality have wondered how we can distinguish parallel cases from cases where we act together. Often their theories argue in favor of one characteristic, feature, or function, that differentiates the two. This feature then distinguishes parallel actions from joint action. The approach in this book is different. Three claims are developed: (1) There are several functions that help human agents coordinate and act together. (2) This entails that joint action should be understood through these different, interrelated, types of coordination. (3) A multidimensional conceptual space, with three levels of control and coordination, will allow us to connect these different forms of coordination and their interdependencies. This allows us to understand the jointness of an action in a more differentiated and encompassing way. This approach has ramifications for several distinctions that are typically understood to be binary, including those between action and mere bodily movement, joint action and parallel action, and action together and not together. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110671315 9783110696288 9783110696271 9783110659061 9783110704716 9783110704518 9783110704822 9783110704648 |
ISSN: | 2512-5168 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110671315 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Judith Martens. |