An engaging and accessible introduction to the challenging philosophical problem of free will. Updated and revised throughout, this edition includes recent examples of experiments within science, and also a new section on dispositionalism. Provides an overview of the most important issues and arguments relating to free will without promoting one viewpoint over the others Written in an accessible style with pedagogical features such as suggestions for further reading, study questions and a glossary of key words it has the potential to be used on courses globally.

An engaging and accessible introduction to the challenging philosophical problem of free will. Updated and revised throughout, this edition includes recent examples of experiments within science, and also a new section on dispositionalism. Provides an overview of the most important issues and arguments relating to free will without promoting one viewpoint over the others Written in an accessible style with pedagogical features such as suggestions for further reading, study questions and a glossary of key words it has the potential to be used on courses globally.

Questions concerning free will are intertwined with issues in almost every area of philosophy, from metaphysics to philosophy of mind to moral philosophy, and are also informed by work in different areas of science (principally physics, neuroscience and social psychology). Free will is also a perennial concern of serious thinkers in theology and in non-western traditions. Because free will can be approached from so many different perspectives and has implications for so many debates, a comprehensive survey needs to encompass an enormous range of approaches. This book is the first to draw together leading experts on every aspect of free will, from those who are central to the current philosophical debates, to non-western perspectives, to scientific contributions and to those who know the rich history of the subject. Chapter 37 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138795815_oachapter37.pdf

Questions concerning free will are intertwined with issues in almost every area of philosophy, from metaphysics to philosophy of mind to moral philosophy, and are also informed by work in different areas of science (principally physics, neuroscience and social psychology). Free will is also a perennial concern of serious thinkers in theology and in non-western traditions. Because free will can be approached from so many different perspectives and has implications for so many debates, a comprehensive survey needs to encompass an enormous range of approaches. This book is the first to draw together leading experts on every aspect of free will, from those who are central to the current philosophical debates, to non-western perspectives, to scientific contributions and to those who know the rich history of the subject. Chapter 37 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138795815_oachapter37.pdf