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- catalog abstract ""This original new work develops deontic logic against the background of a theory of agency in indeterministic time. The goal is to present a formal account of what individuals and groups of agents ought to do under various conditions and over extended periods of time." "It is often assumed in deontic logic that the notion of what an agent ought to do can be identified with the notion of what it ought to be that the agent does. By combining deontic logic with a theory of agency, John F. Horty provides a framework within which this assumption can be formulated precisely and shown to be mistaken. The alternative account presented here relies on an analogy between action in deterministic time and choice under uncertainty, as it is studied in decision theory." "The emphasis throughout the book is conceptual rather than technical; questions concerning deontic logic and the logic of agency are considered in parallel with issues from moral philosophy and the philosophy of action. The novel framework allows a number of recent issues from moral theory to be set out clearly and discussed from a uniform point of view."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11967158.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""The emphasis throughout the book is conceptual rather than technical; questions concerning deontic logic and the logic of agency are considered in parallel with issues from moral philosophy and the philosophy of action. The novel framework allows a number of recent issues from moral theory to be set out clearly and discussed from a uniform point of view."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""This original new work develops deontic logic against the background of a theory of agency in indeterministic time. The goal is to present a formal account of what individuals and groups of agents ought to do under various conditions and over extended periods of time." "It is often assumed in deontic logic that the notion of what an agent ought to do can be identified with the notion of what it ought to be that the agent does. By combining deontic logic with a theory of agency, John F. Horty provides a framework within which this assumption can be formulated precisely and shown to be mistaken. The alternative account presented here relies on an analogy between action in deterministic time and choice under uncertainty, as it is studied in decision theory."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 192 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0195134613 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "160 21".
- catalog subject "Agent (Philosophy)".
- catalog subject "BC145 .H67 2001".
- catalog subject "Deontic logic.".
- catalog title "Agency and deontic logic / by John F. Horty.".
- catalog type "text".