| Free Will and Illusion Contributor(s): Smilansky, Saul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198250185 ISBN-13: 9780198250180 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: Saul Smilansky presents an original new approach to the problem of free will, which lies at the heart of morality and self-understanding. He maintains that the key to the problem is the role played by illusion. Smilansky boldly claims that we could not live adequately with a complete awareness of the truth about human freedom and that illusion lies at the center of the human condition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Free Will & Determinism - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 123.5 |
| LCCN: 99057193 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.45 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Saul Smilansky presents an original new approach to the problem of free will, which lies at the heart of morality and self-understanding. He maintains that the key to the problem is the role played by illusion. Smilansky boldly claims that we could not live adequately with a complete awareness of the truth about human freedom and that illusion lies at the center of the human condition. |
