An Essay on Free Will - Couverture souple

Inwagen, Peter Van

 
9780198249245: An Essay on Free Will

Synopsis

In this stimulating and thought-provoking book, the author defends the thesis that free will is incompatible with determinism. He disputes the view that determinism is necessary for moral responsbility. Finding no good reason for accepting determinism, but believing moral responsibility to be indubitable, he concludes that determinism should be rejected.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In this stimulating and thought-provoking book, the author defends the thesis that free will is incompatible with determinism. He disputes the view that determinism is necessary for moral responsbility. Finding no good reason for accepting determinism, but believing moral responsibility to be indubitable, he concludes that determinism should be rejected.

Revue de presse

This is an important book, and no one interested in issues which touch on the free will will want to ignore it. (Ethics)

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0198246242 ISBN 13 :  9780198246244
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1983
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