Intention, Plans, and Practical Reason: Center for the Study of Language and Information

by Michael E. Bratman

Overview

Michael E. Bratman develops a planning theory of intention. Intentions are treated as elements of partial plans of action. These plans play basic roles in practical reasoning, roles that support the organization of our activities over time and socially. Bratman explores the impact of this approach on a wide range of issues, including the relation between intention and intentional action, and the distinction between intended and expected effects of what one intends.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781575861920
Publisher:	Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Publication date:	06/28/1999
Series:	Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. On the Way to the Planning Theory
3. Plans and Practical Reasoning
4. Agent Rationality: Toward a General Theory
5. Reconsideration and Rationality
6. Agent Rationality: The Historical Theory
7. Commitment Revisited
8. Two Faces of Intention
9. Acting with an Intention
10. Intention and Expected Side Effects
11. Conclusion
Bibliography
Notes
Index