Publication

2011 - Polity Press, Cambridge, UK, England

Language

English

Word Count

32,000 words, Guess

Page Count

128 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100745646662
  • ISBN-100745646670
  • ISBN-139780745646664
  • ISBN-139780745646671
  • Library of Congress Control Number2011283912
and 7 more
  • OCLC Control Number729843297
  • OCLC Control Number746004335
  • OCLC Control Number528397786
  • Better World Books9780745646664
  • Better World Books9780745646671
  • Better World BooksO9-AXO-688
  • Open LibraryOL25055001M

Classifications

  • LCCBJ1461 .C27 2011
  • LCCBJ1461
  • LCCBJ1461 .C35 2011
and 1 more
  • LCCBJ1461 .C35 2010

Description

"Using a range of engaging examples, the book introduces the problems, arguments, and theories surrounding free will. Beginning with a discussion of fatalism, foreknowledge, and causal determinism, the book goes on to focus on the metaphysics of moral responsibility, free will skepticism, and skepticism about moral responsibility. Campbell shows that no matter how we look at it, free will is problematic. Thankfully there are a plethora of solutions on offer and the best of these are considered in full in the final chapter on contemporary theories of free will. This chapter includes a rigorous account of libertarianism and compatibilism as well as more nuanced views like revisionism and naturalism"--Back cover. "Free Will is the ideal introduction to the topic and will be a valuable resource for scholars and students seeking to understand the importance and relevance of the concept for contemporary philosophy"--Book Jacket.

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