This comprehensive introductory guide includes discussion of the major contemporary positions on compatibilism and incompatibilism, and of the central arguments that are a focus of the current debate, including the Consequence Argument, manipulation arguments, and Frankfurt’s famous argument against the ‘Principle of Alternate Possibilities.
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Series Editor’s Preface Preface 1. Free Will: The Basics 2. What Does Acting Freely Require? Some Compatibilist Views 3. Compatibilism and the Consequence Argument 4. Compatibilism, Sourcehood, and Manipulation Arguments 5. What Does Acting Freely Require? Some Incompatibilist Views 6. Frankfurt’s Nefarious Neurosurgeon 7. Other Issues Bibliography IndexCirca l’autore
Helen Beebee is Samuel Hall Professor of Philosophy at the University of Manchester, UK. She has published papers on freedom of the will, causality, laws of nature, the problem of induction, and other topics. Her books includeHume on Causation (2006) and
Metaphysics: The Key Concepts (with Nikk Effingham and Philip Goff, 2011).
Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 191 ● ISBN 9781137316066 ● Dimensione 0.8 MB ● Casa editrice Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Città London ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2013 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 3090783 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale