William James’ Ideomotor Theory of Action (in Polish)

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Published: Mar 14, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.43.2015.721
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William James, the ideomotor theory of action, voluntary and involuntary action, action, sensorimotor effects, enactivism, James-Lange theory, Edmund Rolls, Piotr Gutowski, Antonio Damasio, Shaun Gallagher

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Adriana Schetz
University of Szczecin

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The paper discusses the view of William James on the contribution of will to our decisions to act. According to James, our voluntary action, which for him is strongly connected with an intention to do something, occurs when the subject of the action knows its sensorimotor effects. An attempt has been made to defend James’ view and rebut popular criticisms aiming to undermine the role of knowledge in voluntary action. The paper also offers to identify a contemporary context for the ideomotor theory of action. It is argued that such a context is provided by the enactive theory of perception.

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“William James’ Ideomotor Theory of Action (in Polish)”. 2015. Diametros, no. 43 (March): 137-57. https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.43.2015.721.
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Adriana Schetz, University of Szczecin

Adriana Schetz, dr
Institut of Philosophy
University of Szczecin
ul. Krakowska 71-76
71-017 Szczecin

E-mail: adriana.schetz@gmail.com

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“William James’ Ideomotor Theory of Action (in Polish)”. 2015. Diametros, no. 43 (March): 137-57. https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.43.2015.721.
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