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In this new kind of entree to contemporary discussions of free will
and human agency, Garrett Pendergraft collects and illuminates 50
of the most relevant puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments.
Assuming no familiarity with the philosophical literature on free
will, each chapter describes a case, explains the questions that it
raises, briefly summarizes some of the key responses to the case,
and provides a list of suggested readings. Every chapter is
accessible, succinct, and self-contained. The puzzles are divided
into five broad categories: the threat from fatalism, the threat
from determinism, practical reason, social dimensions, and moral
luck. Entries cover topics such as the grandfather paradox,
theological fatalism, the consequence argument, manipulation
arguments, luck arguments, weakness of will, action explanation,
addiction, blame and punishment, situationism in moral psychology,
and Huckleberry Finn. Free Will and Human Agency is an effective
and engaging teaching tool as well as a handy resource for anyone
interested in exploring the questions that have made human agency a
topic of perennial philosophical interest. Key Features: Though
concise overall, offers broad coverage of the key areas of free
will and human agency. Describes each imaginative case directly and
in a memorable way, making the cases accessible and easy to
remember. Provides a list of suggested readings for each case.
In this new kind of entree to contemporary discussions of free will
and human agency, Garrett Pendergraft collects and illuminates 50
of the most relevant puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments.
Assuming no familiarity with the philosophical literature on free
will, each chapter describes a case, explains the questions that it
raises, briefly summarizes some of the key responses to the case,
and provides a list of suggested readings. Every chapter is
accessible, succinct, and self-contained. The puzzles are divided
into five broad categories: the threat from fatalism, the threat
from determinism, practical reason, social dimensions, and moral
luck. Entries cover topics such as the grandfather paradox,
theological fatalism, the consequence argument, manipulation
arguments, luck arguments, weakness of will, action explanation,
addiction, blame and punishment, situationism in moral psychology,
and Huckleberry Finn. Free Will and Human Agency is an effective
and engaging teaching tool as well as a handy resource for anyone
interested in exploring the questions that have made human agency a
topic of perennial philosophical interest. Key Features: Though
concise overall, offers broad coverage of the key areas of free
will and human agency. Describes each imaginative case directly and
in a memorable way, making the cases accessible and easy to
remember. Provides a list of suggested readings for each case.
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