| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 184 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Central problems of philosophy
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Central problems of philosophy (Montréal, Québec)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Free will: the issue -- 2. Determinism: exposition -- 3. Determinism: qualifications and clarifications -- 4. Libertarianism: two varieties -- 5. Compatibilism I: the "utilitarian" position -- 6. Compatibilism II: the two-language view -- 7. Irrelevance of determinism -- 8. Very idea of causal necessity -- 9. Conclusions and reflections on philosophical method -- Appendix: chaos theory and determinism. |
| Summary |
Free Will explores the determinist rejection of free will through detailed exposition of the central determinist argument and consideration of responses to each of its premises. At every stage familiar examples and case studies help frame and ground the argument. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Free will and determinism.
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Free will and determinism. |
| Indexed Term |
JSTOR-DDA |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McFee, Graham. Free will. Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000 0773521321 (DLC) 2001277516 (OCoLC)44495086 |
| ISBN |
9780773583283 (electronic book) |
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0773583289 (electronic book) |
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9780773521322 (bound) |
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0773521321 (bound) |
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9780773521339 (paperback) |
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077352133X (paperback) |
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