title: The nature of voluntary action.
abstract: This paper extends the microgenetic theory of action to the problem of volition and the nature of free will and responsibility. Volition is interpreted as an elaboration of the action structure without causal or agentive status in relation to the action. The implications of this approach for philosophy of mind are explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, New York University Medical Center.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology; D003210:Concept Formation; D003243:Consciousness; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010465:Perception