A Contemporary Introduction to Free Will

Robert Kane

ISBN 10: 019514970X / ISBN 13: 9780195149708

Verlag: Oxford Univ Pr, 2005

1st edition. 208 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 019514970X

Inhaltsangabe:

Accessible to students with no background in the subject, A Contemporary Introduction to Free Will provides an extensive and up-to-date overview of all the latest views on this central problem of philosophy. Opening with a concise introduction to the history of the problem of free will--and its place in the history of philosophy--the book then turns to contemporary debates and theories about free will, determinism, and related subjects like moral responsibility, coercion, compulsion, autonomy, agency, rationality, freedom, and more. Classical compatibilist and new compatibilist theories of free will are considered along with the latest incompatibilist or libertarian theories and the most recent skeptical challenges to free will. Separate chapters are devoted to the relation of free will to moral responsibility and ethics; to modern science; and to religious questions about predestination, divine foreknowledge, and human freedom. Numerous down-to-earth examples and challenging thought experiments enliven the text. The book is an ideal addition to introduction to philosophy, metaphysics, and free will courses.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Contemporary Introduction to Free Will
Verlag: Oxford Univ Pr
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Brand New