THINKING ABOUT FREE WILL

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Peter van Inwagen is the John Cardinal OHara Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame Indiana. He is the author of An Essay on Free Will (1983) and his numerous other publications include Material Beings (1990) Ontology Identity and Modality: Essays in Metaphysics (Cambridge 2002) The Problem of Evil (2006) and Existence: Essays in Ontology (Cambridge 2014).This volume brings together van Inwagens most significant essays in this major field addressing key topics and including two entirely new chapters.van Inwagen is a major name in the philosophy of free will and this book which includes several of his most significant essays alongside two new pieces will be essential for scholars and students of metaphysics and the philosophy of action. Topics discussed include determinism and moral responsibility.van Inwagen is a major name in the philosophy of free will and this book which includes several of his most significant essays alongside two new pieces will be essential for scholars and students of metaphysics and the philosophy of action. Topics discussed include determinism and moral responsibility.Peter van Inwagen author of the classic book An Essay on Free Will (1983) has established himself over the last forty years as a leading figure in the philosophical debate about the problem of free will. This volume presents eleven influential essays from throughout his career as well as two new and previously unpublished essays The Problem of Fr** W*ll and Ability. The essays include discussions of determinism moral responsibility Frankfurt counterexamples the meaning of the ability to do otherwise and the very definition of free will as well as critiques of writings on the topic by Daniel Dennett and David Lewis. An introduction by the author discusses the history of his thinking about free will. The volume will be a valuable resource for those looking to engage with van Inwagens significant contributions to this perennially important topic.Preface: Introduction: 1. Ability and responsibility: 2. On two arguments for compatibilism: 3. Compatibilistic reflections: 4. Critical study of Dennetts Elbow Room: 5. When is the will free?: 6. Moral responsibility determinism and the ability to do otherwise: 7. Free will remains a mystery: 8. Genes statistics and desert: 9. Freedom to break the laws: 10. How to think about the problem of free will: 11. A promising argument: 12. Preface to the French translation of An Essay on Free Will: 13. The problem of fr** w*ll: 14. Ability: Index.These are all superb papers. In addition to Peter van Inwagens classic and indispensable contributions to the free will debate Thinking about Free Will includes illuminating discussion of whether there is anything we all mean by free will how we should think about the problem of free will and whether free will remains a mystery. It is frank and fascinating. Michael Almeida University of Texas San AntonioThis volume brings together essays written over the course of mor

Data Publikacji: 2017-03-06
Wymiary: 228 mm 152 mm 14 mm 340 gr