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Freedom, fatalism, and foreknowledge /

We typically think we have free will. But how could we have free will, if for anything we do, it was already true in the distant past that we would do that thing? Or how could we have free will, if God already knows in advance all the details of our lives? Such issues raise the specter of "&quo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fischer, John Martin, 1952- (Editor ), Todd, Patrick, 1983- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:We typically think we have free will. But how could we have free will, if for anything we do, it was already true in the distant past that we would do that thing? Or how could we have free will, if God already knows in advance all the details of our lives? Such issues raise the specter of ""fatalism"". This book collects sixteen previously published articles on fatalism, truths about the future, and the relationship between divine foreknowledge and human freedom, and includes a substantial introductory essay and bibliography. Many of the pieces collected here build bridges between discussions.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199942404
0199942404
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9781336284661