The significance of free will / Robert Kane.
The significance of free will / Robert Kane.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N123.5/10
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Language
English
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Physical content
268 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- I. The Ascent Problem: Compatibility and Significance. 2. Will. 3. Responsibility. 4. Alternative Possibilities. 5. Ultimate Responsibility. 6. Significance -- II. The Descent Problem: Intelligibility and Existence. 7. Plurality and Indeterminism. 8. Moral and Prudential Choice. 9...
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
The book's second goal is to defend a classic "incompatibilist" or "libertarian" conception of free will in ways that are both new to philosophy and that respond to contemporary scientific learning. Incompatibilist or libertarian accounts of freedom are often criticized for being unintelligible or for having no place in the modern scientific pictur...
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The significance of free will / Robert Kane.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-257) and index.
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N123.5/10
Record Identifier
74VMbMax8yOg
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ISBN
0195105508 (hard)
9780195105506 (hard)
DDC
123.5
MMS ID
991000722429702626
