Freedom from necessity : the metaphysical basis of responsibility /
Bernard Berofsky.
Bok Engelsk 2017
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| Utgitt | Milton : Taylor and Francis
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (vii, 231 pages)
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| Opplysninger | First published in 1987 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd.. - chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 The Concept Of Moral Responsibility -- chapter 3 Causal And Moral Responsibility -- chapter 4 Intention And Moral Responsibility -- chapter 5 Addiction -- chapter 6 Power -- chapter 7 Contingent Necessity -- chapter 8 Laws As Necessary Truths -- chapter 9 The Regularity Theory Of Laws -- chapter 10 Autonomy -- chapter 11 Responsibility And Psychological Theory.. - "This book, first published in 1987, is about the classic free will problem, construed in terms of the implications of moral responsibility. The principal thesis is that the core issue is metaphysical: can scientific laws postulate objectively necessary connections between an action and its causal antecedents? The author concludes they cannot, and that, therefore, free will and determinism can be reconciled. "--Provided by publisher.
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| Emner | |
| Dewey | |
| ISBN | 1-315-20253-0. - 1-351-78532-X
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