This Element provides a thorough overview of the free will debate as it currently stands. After distinguishing the main senses of the term 'free will' invoked in that debate, it proceeds to set out the prominent versions of the main positions, libertarianism, compatibilism, and free will skepticism, and then to discuss the main objections to these views. Particular attention is devoted to the controversy concerning whether the ability to do otherwise is required for moral responsibility and whether it is compatible with determinism, and to manipulation arguments against compatibilism. Two areas in which the free will debate has practical implications are discussed in detail, personal relationships and criminal justice.
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1. The Free Will Debate; 2. Libertarianism; 3. Compatibilism; 4. The Ability to Do Otherwise; 5. Does Moral Responsibility Require Alternative Possibilities?; 6. The Manipulation Argument against Compatibilism; 7. Free Will Skepticism; 8. Free Will and Personal Relationships; 9. Free Will and Crime; 10. Final Words.
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Provides a thorough overview of the free will debate as it currently stands, setting out the main positions and objections.

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ISBN
9781108987134
Publisert
2022-02-24
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
130 gr
Høyde
228 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
75

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