Free will : a contemporary introduction

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Free will : a contemporary introduction

Michael McKenna and Derk Pereboom

(Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy)

Routledge, 2016

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Bibliography: p. [307]-326

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

As an advanced introduction to the challenging topic of free will, this book is designed for upper-level undergraduates interested in a comprehensive first-stop into the field's issues and debates. It is written by two of the leading participants in those debates-a compatibilist on the issue of free will and determinism (Michael McKenna) and an incompatibilist (Derk Pereboom). These two authors achieve an admirable objectivity and clarity while still illuminating the field's complexity and key advances. Each chapter is structured to work as one week's primary reading in a course on free will, while more advanced courses can dip into the annotated further readings, suggested at the end of each chapter. A comprehensive bibliography as well as detailed subject and author indexes are included at the back of the book.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Free Will, Moral Responsibility, & Determinism Chapter 2: The Free Will Problem Chapter 3: Classical Compatibilism & Classical Incompatibilism Chapter 4: The Debate over the Consequence Argument Chapter 5: Alternative Possibilities and Frankfurt Cases Chapter 6: Strawsonian Compatibilism Chapter 7: Recent Developments: Source Incompatibilism & the Compatibilists' Burden Chapter 8: Contemporary Compatibilism: Seven Recent Views Chapter 9: Contemporary Compatibilism: Mesh, Reasons-responsive & Leeway Theories Chapter 10: Contemporary Incompatibilism: Libertarianism Chapter 11: Contemporary Incompatibilism: Free Will Skepticism Chapter 12: Revisionism and Some Remaining Issues Bibliography

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  • NCID
    BB21634712
  • ISBN
    • 9780415996877
    • 9780415996860
  • LCCN
    2015044024
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York ; London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 329 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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