Free Will: A Guide for the Perplexed

T. J. Mawson

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Language: English

Published by Continuum Publishing Corporation, US, 2011

1441102094 / 9781441102096

Series: Book 22 of 65 - Guides for the Perplexed

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This is an up-to-date and approachable exploration of the age-old question, 'What is free will and do we have it?' In everyday life, we often suppose ourselves to be free to choose between several courses of action. But if we examine further, we find that this view seems to rest on metaphysical and meta-ethical presuppositions almost all of which look problematic. How can we be free if everything is determined by factors beyond our control, stretching back in time to the Big Bang and the laws of nature operating then? The only alternative to determinism is indeterminism, but is not indeterminism just there being a certain amount of randomness in the world? Does not randomness hinder you from being the author of your actions? This book looks at how much of the structure of our everyday judgments can survive the arguments behind such questions and thoughts. In doing so, it explores the alternative arguments that have been advanced concerning free will and related notions, including an up-to-date overview of the contemporary debates. In essence, the book seeks to understand and answer the age-old question, 'What is free will and do we have it?'.…

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Title
Free Will: A Guide for the Perplexed
Author
T. J. Mawson
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation, US
Publication year
2011
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New
Binding
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Language
English
ISBN 10
1441102094
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9781441102096
Item weight
266 grams
Series
Book 22 of 65: Guides for the Perplexed

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