Doing Things Together: A Theory of Skillful Joint Action

Judith Martens

Published by De Gruyter 2020

Doing Things Together

A Theory of Skillful Joint Action

Judith Martens

Volume 41 in the series Epistemic Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110671315

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About this book

To understand many of our everyday joint actions we need a theory of skillful joint action.

In everyday contexts we do numerous things together. Philosophers of collective intentionality have wondered how we can distinguish parallel cases from cases where we act together. Often their theories argue in favor of one characteristic, feature, or function, that differentiates the two. This feature then distinguishes parallel actions from joint action. The approach in this book is different.

Three claims are developed: (1) There are several functions that help human agents coordinate and act together. (2) This entails that joint action should be understood through these different, interrelated, types of coordination. (3) A multidimensional conceptual space, with three levels of control and coordination, will allow us to connect these different forms of coordination and their interdependencies. This allows us to understand the jointness of an action in a more differentiated and encompassing way.

This approach has ramifications for several distinctions that are typically understood to be binary, including those between action and mere bodily movement, joint action and parallel action, and action together and not together.

Author / Editor information

Judith Martens, University of Vienna, Austria.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
1. Introduction: A Multidimensional Understanding of Acting Together Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Automatic/Non-Automatic Divide Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. Control and Intentions in Individuals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
4. Motor Control and Skillful Action Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
5. Planning Agency and Shared Agency Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
6. Joint Action and Interaction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
7. Skillful Joint Action Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars, institutes, libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 208
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 8
- Tables: 5
Keywords: Joint Action; Skill; Coordination; Social Interaction

eBook

Published: July 6, 2020
ISBN: 9783110671315

Hardcover

Published: July 6, 2020
ISBN: 9783110670172

Paperback

Published: July 18, 2022
ISBN: 9783110996777