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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2021

Jonathan D. Payton
Affiliation:
Bilkent University, Ankara
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In this Introduction, I briefly sketch 'the problem of negative action', which I will be concerned, in the remainder of the book, to explore and to solve. I also provide a sketch of the book as a whole, and provide a brief defense of my methodology.

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Negative Actions
Events, Absences, and the Metaphysics of Agency
, pp. 1 - 8
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Introduction
  • Jonathan D. Payton, Bilkent University, Ankara
  • Book: Negative Actions
  • Online publication: 11 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885157.001
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  • Introduction
  • Jonathan D. Payton, Bilkent University, Ankara
  • Book: Negative Actions
  • Online publication: 11 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885157.001
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  • Introduction
  • Jonathan D. Payton, Bilkent University, Ankara
  • Book: Negative Actions
  • Online publication: 11 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885157.001
Available formats
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