Philosopher Keith Lehrer outlines a view of freedom of choice based
on a Kahneman-derived distinction between what he calls a first
order system that is intuitive and immediate, and a higher order
system of response, which he calls a second system of scientific
analysis. Lehrer argues that freedom of choice is an expression of
attention to the higher order system, and that what is often called
free will is often just doing what you desire, a response that
neglects consideration of other options. Freedom of choice
acknowledges those options, and preference among them forms in
response to the acceptance of evidence. We might suppose that in
responding to beliefs that one has attended to evidence, but that
is a delusion, because our higher order acceptance of evidence can
be overwhelmed by the fixation created by first level belief. What
is the difference between just doing what you desire because it
feels good and acting on what you prefer because of scientific
acceptance? Lehrer points to a form of preference that he says is
the ultimate explanation of choice — what he calls a power
preference. It is a preference that loops back on to itself, a
fixed-point vector, and suffices to explain choice. Lehrer's theory
of such a power preference includes scientific explanation and
consistently accommodates determinism. It is itself a scientific
and philosophical explanation, and an ultimate principle of
explanation. Lehrer terms the freedom of choice expressing that
preference “ultimate freedom”— the source of our knowledge
and agency both in theory, directing what we rationally accept, and
in practice directing freedom of choice.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Authors: |
Keith Lehrer
(Regents Professor Emeritus, Active Research Professor)
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| Dimensions: |
210 x 140mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
168 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-769502-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-19-769502-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780197695029 |
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