A contemporary introduction to free will

著者

• Kane, Robert

書誌事項

A contemporary introduction to free will

Robert Kane

（Fundamentals of philosophy series）

Oxford University Press, 2005

• : hard
• : pbk

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-183) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hard ISBN 9780195149692

内容説明

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.

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780195149708

内容説明

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.

目次

• Acknowledgments
• 1. The Free Will Problem
• 2. Compatibilism
• 3. Incompatibilism
• 4. Libertarianism, Indeterminism, and Chance
• 5. Minds, Selves, and Agent Causes
• 6. Actions, Reasons, and Causes
• 7. Is Free Will Possible? Hard Determinists and Other Skeptics
• 8. Moral Responsibility and Alternative Possibilities
• 9. Higher-order Desires, Real Selves, and New Compatibilists
• 10. Reactive Attitude Theories
• 11. Ultimate Responsibility
• 12. Free Will and Modern Science
• 13. Predestination, Divine Foreknowledge, and Free Will
• 14. Conclusion: Five Freedoms
• Notes
• Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA74069200
• ISBN:
  • 9780195149692
  • 9780195149708
• LCCN: 2005000944
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: New York ; Oxford
• ページ数/冊数: vii, 196 p.
• 大きさ: 21 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : BJ1461
  • DC22 : 123/.5
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Free will and determinism
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA68905204