This second edition of Free Will presents a complete treatment of
the history of the debate over whether humans have free will. It
analyses the conditions under which actions must be characterized
as unfree, and explores whether recent findings in brain physiology
counter-indicate free will. Nicholas Rescher leads the reader
through a conceptual web of distinctions that, taken together,
provide a satisfying contribution to philosophical thought on free
will. To determine if humans have free will, Rescher first examines
exactly what free will is and how it should function. He examines
the role of nature, nurture, and free choice, and he concludes that
it is possible to validate the compatibility between freedom of the
will and a certain special mode of determinism. Rescher sharpens
his highly conceptual assessment by making distinctions between
productive (or metaphysical) and moral (or motivational) freedom.
He also distinguishes between free decision and free action, and
motivational and causal determination of choices. In addition, he
considers the distinction between durational events and the
instantaneous outcomes that mark their commencements and
completions, as well as between pre-determination and determination
based on precedence. New in paperback and completely revised, this
edition of Free Will represents a leading contemporary philosopher
in top form.
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