Download or read book Essays on Davidson written by Bruce Vermazen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1985 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection brings together previously unpublished works by well-known philosophers on the philosophy of action, the metaphysics of causality, and the philosophy of psychology. Nine of the essays directly discuss Donald Davidson's work on these topics, while three others challenge a Davidsonian approach through discussion of independent but related issues. These essays are followed by replies from Davidson, including a previously unpublished essay, "Adverbs of Action."