{"product_id":"the-identities-of-action-how-the-normative-valence-of-consequences-matters-for-act-evaluation-9781666955033","title":"The Identities of Action: How the Normative Valence of Consequences Matters for Act Evaluation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndividuating action depends upon how people comprehend value judgements about the consequences of an action to distinguish-or not to distinguish-between them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe question \"what is action?\" cannot be fully addressed until it is established whether two action descriptions-whether in law, business, insurance policies, or ordinary conversation-refer to the same or different actions. This book approaches the problem of action individuation by arguing for a variantist account, where the moral valence of the consequences of an action plays a foundational role in distinguishing between actions. Actions with bad consequences are associated with the originating act from which the action arises; actions with positive consequences are separate from their originating act. When we consider whether a bad or good consequence is identical to an originating action, the normative valence of the consequences of the action matter. Drawing from an empirical assessment that tests non-philosophers' intuitions about individuating actions, along with real-world examples, Joseph Ulatowski explores the practical and philosophical significance of how we distinguish between actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Ulatowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781666955033","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717448093833,"sku":"9781666955033","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_ebf5ce72-fc4a-45d4-8947-93eacf849a11.jpg?v=1778614317","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-identities-of-action-how-the-normative-valence-of-consequences-matters-for-act-evaluation-9781666955033","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}