Four views on free will

Author(s)

• Fischer, John Martin

Bibliographic Information

Four views on free will

John Martin Fischer ... [et al.]

（Great debates in philosophy）

Blackwell, 2007

• : pbk
• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-223) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Focusing on the concepts and interactions of free will, moral responsibility, and determinism, this text represents the most up-to-date account of the four major positions in the free will debate. Four serious and well-known philosophers explore the opposing viewpoints of libertarianism, compatibilism, hard incompatibilism, and revisionism The first half of the book contains each philosopher's explanation of his particular view; the second half allows them to directly respond to each other's arguments, in a lively and engaging conversation Offers the reader a one of a kind, interactive discussion Forms part of the acclaimed Great Debates in Philosophy series

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors. Acknowledgments. A Brief Introduction to Some Terms and Concepts. 1. Libertarianism ((Robert Kane). 2. Compatibilism (John Martin Fischer). 3. Hard Incompatibilism (Derk Pereboom). 4. Revisionism (Manuel Vargas). 5. Response to Fischer, Pereboom, and Vargas (Robert Kane). 6. Response to Kane, Pereboom, and Vargas (John Martin Fischer). 7. Response to Kane, Fischer, and Vargas (Derk Pereboom). 8. Response to Kane, Fischer, and Pereboom (Manuel Vargas). Bibliography. Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA82664491
• ISBN:
  • 9781405134866
  • 9781405134859
• LCCN: 2006026270
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Malden, Md.
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 232 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BJ1461
  • DC22 : 123/.5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Free will and determinism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00565680