Four Views on Free Will (Great Debates in Philosophy)
Language: English
Published by Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 2007
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Solid binding, clean interiors without markings. Light shelf wear to corners. 232 indexed pages.6" X 9" 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.
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- Title
- Four Views on Free Will (Great Debates in Philosophy)
- Author
- John Martin Fischer, Robert Kane, Derk Pereboom, Manuel Vargas
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- trade paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1405134860
- ISBN 13
- 9781405134866
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- 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
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About the Author
Robert Kane is University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the The University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of Free Will and Values (1985), Through the Moral Maze (1994), The Significance of Free Will (1996), A Contemporary Introduction to Free Will (2005) and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Free Will (2002) and a collection of readings, Free Will (Blackwell, 2002). He is a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at the University of Texas at Austin.
Derk Pereboom is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Vermont, where he has been since 1985. He will join the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University in 2007. His book, Living Without Free Will (Cambridge University Press) appeared in 2001, and he has published articles on free will, philosophy of mind, history of modern philosophy, and philosophy of religion.
Manuel Vargas is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Francisco. He has published articles on a range of topics, including free will and moral responsibility, practical reason, evil, and Latin American philosophy.
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