Abstract:ABSTRA CT: This paper consists in an analysis of two explanatory models of human behaviour which play a prominent role in the contemporary literature on human action. The first model -the causalist -aims at explaining action in terms of causes and general laws. The second model -the intentionalist -explains human action in terms of intentions and practical sy/logisfJ1. The difficulties oi both models are presented and in the last part of the , essay we propose one altemative model, based on the notion of retro… Show more
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