| The Metasphysics of Free Will: An Essay on Control Revised Edition Contributor(s): Fischer, John Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557868573 ISBN-13: 9781557868572 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $48.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1995 Annotation: "The Metaphysics of Free Will" provides a through statement of the major grounds for skepticism about the reality of free will and moral responsibility. The author identifies and explains the sort of control that is associated with personhood and accountability, and shows how it is consistent with causal determinism. In so doing, out view of ourselves as morally responsible agents is protected against the disturbing changes posed by science and religion. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 123.5 |
| Series: Aristotelian Society Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.02" W x 9.01" (1.01 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Metaphysics of Free Will provides a through statement of the major grounds for skepticism about the reality of free will and moral responsibility. The author identifies and explains the sort of control that is associated with personhood and accountability, and shows how it is consistent with causal determinism. In so doing, out view of ourselves as morally responsible agents is protected against the disturbing changes posed by science and religion. |
