Acting Intentionally and Its Limits: Individuals, Groups, Institutions

Interdisciplinary Approaches

Gottfried Seebaß, Michael Schmitz, Peter M. Gollwitzer, Gottfried Seebaß, Michael Schmitz, Peter M. Gollwitzer

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9783110284430
• eBook ISBN: 9783110284461
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Law Theory & Practice

The book presents the first comprehensive survey of limits of the intentional control of action from an interdisciplinary perspective. It brings together leading scholars from philosophy, psychology, and the law to elucidate this theoretically and practically important topic from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary approaches. It provides reflections on conceptual foundations as well as a wealth of empirical data and will be a valuable resource for students and researchers alike.
Among the authors: Clancy Blair, Todd S. Braver, Michael W. Cole, Anika Fäsche, Maayan Davidov, Peter Gollwitzer, Kai Robin Grzyb, Tobias Heikamp, Gabriele Oettingen, Rachel McKinnon, Nachschon Meiran, Hans Christian Röhl, Michael Schmitz, John R. Searle, Gottfried Seebaß, Gisela Trommsdorff, Felix Thiede, J. Lukas Thürmer, Frank Wieber.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• Intentions, Actions and Explanations
• Limits of intention and the Representational Mind
• German Private Law’s Approach to Intentionality
• Legislator’s intent - Limits of a Concept
• Intentional Action Control in individuals and Groups
• Foreseeing Obstacles: Mental Contrasting and intention Formation
• Development of Self-Regulation in Context
• The Socialization of Self-Regulation from a Domains Perspective
• Experiential Canalization Model of Executive Function Development: implications for the Origins and Limits of Intentionality i Children
• When Planning Results in Loss of Control: intention-Based Reflexivity and Proactive Control
• Mechanisms of Switching Intentions: Inhibition Promotes Flexibility in Sequential Action Selection
• About the Authors