Free will and reactive attitudes : perspectives on P.F. Strawson's "Freedom and resentment"
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Free will and reactive attitudes : perspectives on P.F. Strawson's "Freedom and resentment"
Ashgate, c2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-321) and index
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The philosophical debate about free will and responsibility has been of great importance throughout the history of philosophy. In modern times this debate has received an enormous resurgence of interest and the contribution in 1962 by P.F. Strawson with the publication of his essay "Freedom and Resentment" has generated a wide range of discussion and criticism in the philosophical community and beyond. The debate is of central importance to recent developments in the free will literature and has shaped the way contemporary philosophers now approach the problem. This volume brings together a focused selection of the major contributions and reactions to the free will and responsibility debate inspired by Strawson's contribution. McKenna and Russell also provide a comprehensive overview of the debate. This book will be of great value to scholars of Strawson and those interested in the free will debate more generally.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Introduction: perspectives on P.F. Strawson's 'Freedom and Resentment', Michael McKenna and Paul Russell
- Freedom and resentment, Peter Strawson
- Free-will and rationality, A.J. Ayer
- Accountability (II), Jonathan Bennett
- The importance of free will, Susan Wolf
- On 'Freedom and Resentment', Galen Strawson
- Responsibility and the limits of evil: variations on a Strawsonian theme
- Gary Watson
- Strawson's way of naturalizing responsibility, Paul Russell
- Emotions, expectations and responsibility, R. Jay Wallace
- Blaming, understanding, and justification: a defence of Strawson's naturalism about moral responsibility, Kevin Magill
- The limits of evil and the role of moral address: a defense of Strawsonian compatibilism, Michael McKenna
- Revising the reactive attitudes, Derk Pereboom
- Free will: from nature to illusion, Saul Smilansky
- Thinking with your hypothalamus: reflections on a cognitive role for the reactive emotions, David Zimmerman
- Doing without desert, Erin Kelly
- Responsibility and the aims of theory: Strawson and revisionism, Manuel Vargas
- Suggested further readings
- Index.
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