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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415562201
ISBN-139780415562201
eBay Product ID (ePID)113063424
Product Key Features
Number of Pages150 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFree Will: the Basics
SubjectFree Will & Determinism, General
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy
AuthorMeghan Griffith
SeriesThe Basics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight6.4 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2012-025034
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal123/.5
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Compatibility Issue 3. Moral Responsibility and Alternative Possibilities 4. Some Current Compatibilist Proposals 5. Some Current Incompatibilist Proposals 6. Other Positions 7. Free Will and Science 8. Where Does This Leave Us? Some Concluding Thoughts Glossary Index
SynopsisThe question of whether humans are free to make their own decisions has long been debated and it continues to be a controversial topic today. In Free Will: The Basics readers are provided with a clear and accessible introduction to this central but challenging philosophical problem. The questions which are discussed include: Does free will exist? Or is it illusory? Can we be free even if everything is determined by a chain of causes? If our actions are not determined, does this mean they are just random or a matter of luck? In order to have the kind of freedom required for moral responsibility, must we have alternatives? What can recent developments in science tell us about the existence of free will? Because these questions are discussed without prejudicing one view over others and all technical terminology is clearly explained, this book is an ideal introduction to free will for the uninitiated.
LC Classification NumberBJ1461.G75 2013
