Free will
Graham McFee.
Bok Engelsk 2000 Graham. McFee,· Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Teddington [U.K.] : : Acumen, , 2000.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (193 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Free will: the issue; 2 Determinism: exposition; 3 Determinism: qualifications and clarifications; 4 Libertarianism: two varieties; 5 Compatibilism I: the ""utilitarian"" position; 6 Compatibilism II: the two-language view; 7 The irrelevance of determinism; 8 The very idea of causal necessity; 9 Conclusions and reflections on philosophical method; Appendix: chaos theory and determinism; Notes; A guide to further reading; Bibliography; Index. - The question whether human choices and actions are causally determined or are in a way free, and the implications of this for our moral, personal and social lives continues to challenge philosophers. This book explores the determinist rejection of free will through a detailed exposition of the central determinist argument and a consideration of the responses to each of its premises. At every stage familiar examples and case studies help frame and ground the argument. The discussion is at no time peremptory and the invitation to the reader to be drawn in and to contribute to the debate as an en
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| ISBN | 1902683048. - 1902683056. - 9781902683058
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