Abstract

This paper is a reply to criticism made by A. B. Cody ('Is ?Human Action?; a Category??, Inquiry, Vol. 14 [1971], No. 4) of earlier papers by the author ('On Describing Actions?, Inquiry, Vol. 13 [1970], Nos. 1?2, and ?Action?, No?s, Vol. 2 [1968], No. 2). For brevity, familiarity is presupposed not only with the three papers just mentioned, but also with Cody, ?Can a Single Action Have Many Different Descriptions?? Inquiry, Vol. 10 (1967), No. 2; R. E. Dowling, ? ?Can an Action Have Many Descriptions?"?? Inquiry, Vol. 10 (1967), No. 4; and Cody, ?A Reply to Mr. Dowling?, ibid