Freedom and Determinism

Neuausgabe 2004
ISBN: 978-0-262-03319-0
Verlag: BRADFORD BOOK

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 581 g

Reihe: Topics in Contemporary Philoso

This collection of contemporary essays by prominent contemporary thinkers on the topics of determinism and free agency concentrates primarily on two areas: the compatibility problem and the metaphysics of moral responsibility. There are also essays on the related fields of determinism and action theory. The book is unique in that it contains up-to-date summaries of the life-work of five influential philosophers: John Earman, Ted Honderich, Keith Lehrer, Robert Kane, and Peter van Inwagen. There are also contributions by other familiar and distinguished authors, including Richard Feldman, John Martin Fischer, Carl Ginet, and John Perry, as well as important rising philosophers. While most of the articles are written from a Western, analytic perspective, the volume includes a paper that addresses Buddhist perspectives on freedom of the will. With an opening essay written by the editors -- "Freedom and Determinism: A Framework" -- that sets the terms of the discussion, the book provides a remarkably comprehensive set of articles that are of value to a wide audience, from students of philosophy to scholars.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Campbell, Joseph Keim

O'Rourke, Michael

Shier, David

Über Autor(innen)

O'Rourke, Michael
Michael O'Rourke is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State
University.

Shier, David
David Shier is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Washington
State University.

Campbell, Joseph Keim
Joseph Keim Campbell is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Washington State
University.

Joseph Keim Campbell is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Washington State University. Michael O'Rourke is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Idaho and an editor of Freedom and Determinism (MIT Press, 2004) and Law and Social Justice (MIT Press, 2005). David Shier is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Washington State University.