Making Sense Of Your Freedom: Philosophy For The Perplexed - Couverture souple

Felt, James W.

 
9780268028770: Making Sense Of Your Freedom: Philosophy For The Perplexed
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 026802877X ISBN 13 : 9780268028770
Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 2005

Synopsis

Written for general readers and students, this book provides an accessible and brief metaphysical defense of freedom. James W. Felt, S.J., invites his audience to consider that we are responsible for what we do precisely because we do it freely. His perspective runs counter to the philosophers who argue that the freedom humans feel in their actions is merely an illusion. Felt argues in detail that there are no compelling reasons for thinking we are not free, and very strong ones for thinking that we are. The view that Felt develops parallels that of the French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1941). In the course of his analysis, Felt considers determinism, compatibilism, agency, and the problem of evil. Featuring an updated suggested reading list, this clearly and engagingly written introductory work is ideal for the undergraduate classroom.

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À propos de l'auteur

James W. Felt, S.J., is professor emeritus of philosophy at Santa Clara University. He has published a number of books, including Making Sense of Your Freedom: Philosophy for the Perplexed (Cornell University Press, 1994; reprinted by University of Notre Dame Press, 2005); Coming To Be: Toward a Thomistic-Whiteheadian Metaphysics of Becoming (State University of New York Press, 2001); and Human Knowing: A Prelude to Metaphysics (2005), Aims: A Brief Metaphysics for Today (2007), Adventures in Unfashionable Philosophy (2009) all pubished by the University of Notre Dame Press.

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Éditeur
University of Notre Dame Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
026802877X
ISBN 13 
9780268028770
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
110
Coordonnées du fabricant
University of Notre Dame Press
https://www.nd.edu/

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9780268070526: Making Sense of Your Freedom: Philosophy for the Perplexed

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ISBN 10 :  0268070520 ISBN 13 :  9780268070526
Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 2005
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