Free Will

by Pereboom, Derk

• ISBN13: 9780872203723
• ISBN10: 0872203727
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-09-01
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc

Summary

A unique anthology which features contributions to the dispute over free will from both historical and twentieth-century sources, Pereboom's volume presents the most thoughtful positions taken thus far in this crucial and difficult debate, as well as discussions of the consequences of these positions for free will's traditional corollary, moral responsibility.
Hackett Readings in Philosophy is a versatile series of compact anthologies, each devoted to a topic of traditional interest. Selections include classical, modern, and contemporary writings, chosen for their elegance of exposition and their consistent ability to stimulate thought and discussion.

Table of Contents

Introduction
from the Nicomachean Ethics	p. 1
from various sources	p. 5
from On the Nature of Things	p. 17
from On Free Choice of the Will	p. 19
from the Summa Theologica	p. 34
from A Treatise of Human Nature	p. 57
from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding	p. 68
from the Critique of Pure Reason	p. 86
from the Critique of Practical Reason	p. 101
"Freedom and Necessity"	p. 110
"Freedom and Resentment"	p. 119
"Human Freedom and the Self"	p. 143
"Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility"	p. 156
"Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person"	p. 167
"The Incompatibility of Free Will and Determinism"	p. 184
"Asymmetrical Freedom"	p. 199
"Responsiveness and Moral Responsibility"	p. 214
"Determinism al Dente"	p. 242
from "Agent Causation and Event Causation in the Production of Free Action"	p. 273
Selected Bibliography	p. 301
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