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argument
Author_Graham McFee
Campbell's Position
Campbell’s Position
case
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causal
Causal Descriptions
Causal Laws
Causal Necessity
Causal Story
Ceteris Paribus Clauses
chaos theory implications
Cheese Salad
compatibilist theories
Crop Circles
determinism
determinism and ethics debate
determinist
Determinist Argument
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Finite Totality
Frankfurt Type Cases
Free Agent
Ham Salad
Human Kind
ICAT Ion
key
Key Case
laws
libertarian perspectives
moral responsibility theory
necessity
philosophical methodology
philosophy of action
Post-hypnotic Suggestion
psychological
Psychological Determinism
Reactive Attitudes
story
Uncaused Events
Uncertainty Considerations
Utilitarian Position
Van Inwagen
Vice Versa
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9781902683058
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 31 Oct 2000
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The question whether human choices and actions are causally determined or are in a way free, and the implications of this for our moral, personal and social lives continues to challenge philosophers. This book explores the determinist rejection of free will through a detailed exposition of the central determinist argument and a consideration of the responses to each of its premises. At every stage familiar examples and case studies help frame and ground the argument. The discussion is at no time peremptory and the invitation to the reader to be drawn in and to contribute to the debate as an engaged participant is palpable in the manner and approach adopted throughout. "Free Will" will be welcomed by students looking for an engaging and clear introduction to the subject, and as a rigorous exercise in philosophical argument it will serve, for the beginning student new to philosophy, as an excellent springboard into the subject more generally.
Graham McFee is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Brighton.
