A Contemporary Introduction to Free Will

Neuausgabe 2005
ISBN: 978-0-19-514970-8
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 207 mm, Gewicht: 241 g

Reihe: Fundamentals of Philosophy

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.

Zielgruppe

college courses on free will and moral responsibility, philosophy of mind or action theory, moral philosophy, science and human nature, or introductions to philosophy that focus on several central topics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kane, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Kane, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas, Austin