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Rationality, control, and freedom : making sense of human freedom /

This book provides a concise, clear summary of the history of the ""free will"" vs. determinism controversy and offers a discussion of the basic differences of view.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Douglass, Curran Fletcher, 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison, NJ : Fairleigh Dickinson University, [2015]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: An Old Controversy; Chapter Two: The Consequence Argument; Chapter Three: Problems with Incompatibilism; Chapter Four: Modern Compatibilism; Chapter Five: Toward a Theory of Freedom; Chapter Six: Three Perspectives on Rationality; Chapter Seven: Rational Selves Emerge; Chapter Eight: How Rationality Enlarges Freedom; Chapter Nine: Doing Otherwise; Chapter Ten: Doing Well; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.