Mele's ultimate purpose in this book is to help readers think more
clearly about free will. He identifies and makes vivid the most
important conceptual obstacles to justified belief in the existence
of free will and meets them head on. Mele clarifies the central
issue in the philosophical debate about free will and moral
responsibility, criticizes various influential contemporary
theories about free will, and develops two overlapping conceptions
of free will - one for readers who are convinced that free will is
incompatible with determinism (incompatibilists), and the other for
readers who are convinced of the opposite (compatibilists). Mele's
theory offers an original perspective on an important problem and
will garner the attention of anyone interested in the debate on
free will.
General
Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2008 |
First published: |
July 2008 |
Authors: |
Alfred R. Mele
(Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy)
|
Dimensions: |
208 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-537439-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
LSN: |
0-19-537439-8 |
Barcode: |
9780195374391 |
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