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en-wikipedia-org-8717		Action theory (philosophy) - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1913	489	44	Action theory (philosophy) Wikipedia Action theory (philosophy) This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. This area of thought involves epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, jurisprudence, and philosophy of mind, and has attracted the strong interest of philosophers ever since Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (Third Book). Philosophical action theory, or the philosophy of action, should not be confused with sociological theories of social action, such as the action theory established by Talcott Parsons. In the simple theory (see Donald Davidson), the desire and belief jointly cause the action. Michael Bratman has raised problems for such a view and argued that we should take the concept of intention as basic and not analyzable into beliefs and desires. The Philosophy of Action, Oxford University Press, Oxford. The Philosophy of Action: A Contemporary Introduction, London, Routledge. Action theory Categories: Action (philosophy)	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-8717.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-8717.txt