Between Chance and Choice: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Determinism - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845400844 ISBN 13: 9781845400842

Publisher: Imprint Academic, 2007

Synopsis

Are choice and free will possible in a world governed by deterministic fundamental equations? What sense would determinism make if many events and processes in the world seemed to be governed by chance? These and many other questions emphasize the fact that chance and choice are two leading actors on stage whenever issues of determinism are under discussion. This volume collects essays by accomplished scientists and philosophers, addressing numerous facets of the concept of determinism. The contributions cover viewpoints from mathematics, physics, cognitive science and social science as well as various branches of philosophy. They offer valuable reading for everyone interested in the interdisciplinary relations between determinism, chance and free will. The desire to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue on determinism, chance and free will was the initial impetus leading to an international workshop on determinism taking place at Ringberg Castle near Lake Tegernsee, south of Munich, in June 2001. Representatives from mathematics, physics, cognitive and social science, and various branches of philosophy convened to discuss numerous aspects of determinism from their disciplinary perspectives. This volume is based on elaborated and refereed manuscripts of their lectures.

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About the Author

Dr Harald Atmanspacher is at the Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology at Freiburg, Germany. In addition he is a fellow at Collegium Helveticum (ETH Zurich) and a faculty member of the C.G. Jung Institute Zurich, Switzerland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845400844
• ISBN 13: 9781845400842
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 528
• Editor: Bishop Robert, Atmanspacher Harald