Auteur: Gideon Yaffe

Manifest Activity presents and critically examines Thomas Reid’s doctrines about the model of human power, the will, our capacities for purposeful conduct, and the place of our agency in the natural …

Gideon Yaffe presents a ground-breaking work which demonstrates the importance of philosophy of action for the law. Many people are serving sentences not for completing crimes, but for trying to. So …

Michael Bratman’s work has been unusually influential, with significance in disciplines as diverse as philosophy, computer science, law, and primatology. This is a collection of critical essays by …

Why be lenient towards children who commit crimes? Reflection on the grounds for such leniency is the entry point into the development, in this book, of a theory of the nature of criminal …

Why be lenient towards children who commit crimes? Reflection on the grounds for such leniency is the entry point into the development, in this book, of a theory of the nature of criminal …

This is the first comprehensive interpretation of John Locke’s solution to one of philosophy’s most enduring problems: free will and the nature of human agency. Many assume that Locke defines freedom …

The sixth edition of the foundational reference on cognitive neuroscience, with entirely new material that covers the latest research, experimental approaches, and measurement methodologies.Each …

The intertwining of addiction and responsibility in personal, philosophical, legal, research, and clinical contexts.Addictive behavior threatens not just the addict’s happiness and health but also …

The fifth edition of a work that defines the field of cognitive neuroscience, with entirely new material that reflects recent advances in the field.Each edition of this classic reference has proved …