title: Action, human.
abstract: The term "human action" designates the intentional and deliberate movement that is proper and exclusive to mankind. Human action is a unified structure: knowledge, intention or volition, deliberation, decision or choice of means and execution. The integration between these dimensions appears as a task that demands strength of will to achieve the synthesis of self-possession and self-control that enables full personal realisation. Recently, the debate about the dynamism of human action has been enriched by the contribution of neurosciences. Thanks to techniques of neuroimaging, neurosciences have expanded the field of investigation to the nature of volition, to the role of the brain in decision-making processes and to the notion of freedom and responsibility.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Philosophy of Scientifi c and Technological Activity, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Italy. m.russo@unicampus.it
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Russo
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D006802:Human Activities; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D019359:Knowledge; D009042:Motivation; D011340:Problem Solving; D014836:Volition