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1 online resource (vi, 329 pages) : illustrations |
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Topics in contemporary philosophy |
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Topics in contemporary philosophy.
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| Contents |
Freedom and determinism: a framework / Joseph Keim Campbell [and others] -- Determinism, freedom, and agency: -- Determinism: what we have learned and what we still don't know / John Earman -- Freedom and the power of preference / Keith Lehrer -- Agency, responsibility, and indeterminism: reflections on libertarian theories of free will / Robert Kane -- Trying to act / Carl Ginet -- The metaphysics of moral responsibility: -- The sense of freedom / Dana K. Nelkin -- Libertarian openness, blameworthiness, and time / Ishtiyaque Haji -- Moderate reasons-responsiveness, moral responsibility, and manipulation / Todd R. Long -- Which autonomy? / Nomy Arpaly -- The transfer of nonresponsibility / John Martin Fischer -- The compatibility problem: -- Van Inwagen on free will / Peter van Inwagen -- Compatibilist options / John Perry -- Freedom and contextualism / Richard Feldman -- Buddhism and the freedom of the will: Pali and Mahayanist responses / Nicholas F. Gier, Paul Kjellberg -- After compatibilism and incompatibilism / Ted Honderich |
| Summary |
This collection of contemporary essays by prominent contemporary thinkers on the topics of determinism and free agency concentrates primarily on two areas: the compatibility problem and the metaphysics of moral responsibility. There are also essays on the related fields of determinism and action theory. The book is unique in that it contains up-to-date summaries of the life-work of five influential philosophers: John Earman, Ted Honderich, Keith Lehrer, Robert Kane, and Peter van Inwagen. There are also contributions by other familiar and distinguished authors, including Richard Feldman, John Martin Fischer, Carl Ginet, and John Perry, as well as important rising philosophers. While most of the articles are written from a Western, analytic perspective, the volume includes a paper that addresses Buddhist perspectives on freedom of the will. With an opening essay written by the editors--"Freedom and Determinism: A Framework"--That sets the terms of the discussion, the book provides a remarkably comprehensive set of articles that are of value to a wide audience, from students of philosophy to scholars |
| Analysis |
PHILOSOPHY/General |
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"A Bradford book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Free will and determinism.
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Personal Autonomy
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PHILOSOPHY -- Free Will & Determinism.
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Free will and determinism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Campbell, Joseph Keim, 1958-
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O'Rourke, Michael, 1963-
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Shier, David, 1958-
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| ISBN |
9780262269773 |
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0262269775 |
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1417560398 |
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9781417560394 |
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