Praxiology Meets Planning Theory of Intention: Kotarbinski and Bratman on Plans

Planning organizes our actions and conditions our effectiveness. To understand this philosophical hint better, the author investigates and juxtaposes two important accounts of action theory. He discusses the concept of a plan proposed by Tadeusz Kotarbinski in his praxiology (theory of efficient action) and the "planning theory of intention" by Michael E. Bratman. The conceptual meeting of these two proposals helps remove flaws in Kotarbinski's action theory, and it also shows the way in which we can enrich the idea of plans in the framework of intentions. Generally, praxiology occurs to still be an important perspective in action theory, which shows how we can improve our understanding of planning when confronted with influential contemporary accounts.