1 “.... The position of the book is that there is no stable resting place, no clear explanation of consciousness...”

2 “... of human power, the will, our capacities for purposeful conduct and the place of our agency in the world...”

3 “...What is motivation, and what is its place in the lives of intelligent agents? This is Mele...”

4 “... to the exercise of agency - and illuminates the more general issue of the place and role of mental action...”