Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility (Hardcover)

Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility investigates the philosophical and scientific arguments for free will skepticism and their implications. Skepticism about free will and moral responsibility has been on the rise in recent years. In fact, a significant number of philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists now either doubt or outright deny the existence of free will and/or moral responsibility-and the list of prominent skeptics appears to grow by the day. Given the profound importance that the concepts of free will and moral responsibility hold in our lives-in understanding ourselves, society, and the law-it is important that we explore what is behind this new wave of skepticism. It is also important that we explore the potential consequences of skepticism for ourselves and society. Edited by Gregg D. Caruso, this collection of new essays brings together an internationally recognized line-up of contributors, most of whom hold skeptical positions of some sort, to display and explore the leading arguments for free will skepticism and to debate their implications.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	July 2013
Editors:	Gregg D. Caruso
Contributors:	Susan Blackmore • Thomas W. Clark • Mark Hallett • John-Dylan Haynes • Ted Honderich • Neil Levy • Thomas Nadelhoffer • Shaun Nichols • Michael Pauen
Dimensions:	235 x 160 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-7731-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	0-7391-7731-1
Barcode:	9780739177310

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