Freewill

Author : Sam Harris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781451683400

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Free Will by Sam Harris Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Faith, a thought-provoking, "brilliant and witty" (Oliver Sacks) look at the notion of free will—and the implications that it is an illusion. A belief in free will touches nearly everything that human beings value. It is difficult to think about law, politics, religion, public policy, intimate relationships, morality—as well as feelings of remorse or personal achievement—without first imagining that every person is the true source of his or her thoughts and actions. And yet the facts tell us that free will is an illusion. In this enlightening book, Sam Harris argues that this truth about the human mind does not undermine morality or diminish the importance of social and political freedom, but it can and should change the way we think about some of the most important questions in life.

Author : Free Will Baptists (1780?-1911). General Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:097543879

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Minutes of the ... General Conference of the Freewill Baptist Connection in North America ... by Free Will Baptists (1780?-1911). General Conference Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Baptists
ISBN : NYPL:33433069131823

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The Freewill Baptist Register by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Forbes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590378093

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Predestination and freewill, and the Westminster confession of faith by John Forbes Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic
ISBN : SRLF:AX0000179580

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The Centennial Record of Freewill Baptists by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Edward Rose
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781847060990

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Free Will and Continental Philosophy by David Edward Rose Pdf

Offers a detailed and original analysis of the concept of free will in the Continental philosophical tradition.

Author : Wanda DiMartino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0970162960

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Freewill by Wanda DiMartino Pdf

Author : Christian List
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674239814

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Why Free Will Is Real by Christian List Pdf

A crystal-clear, scientifically rigorous argument for the existence of free will, challenging what many scientists and scientifically minded philosophers believe. Philosophers have argued about the nature and the very existence of free will for centuries. Today, many scientists and scientifically minded commentators are skeptical that it exists, especially when it is understood to require the ability to choose between alternative possibilities. If the laws of physics govern everything that happens, they argue, then how can our choices be free? Believers in free will must be misled by habit, sentiment, or religious doctrine. Why Free Will Is Real defies scientific orthodoxy and presents a bold new defense of free will in the same naturalistic terms that are usually deployed against it. Unlike those who defend free will by giving up the idea that it requires alternative possibilities to choose from, Christian List retains this idea as central, resisting the tendency to defend free will by watering it down. He concedes that free will and its prerequisites—intentional agency, alternative possibilities, and causal control over our actions—cannot be found among the fundamental physical features of the natural world. But, he argues, that’s not where we should be looking. Free will is a “higher-level” phenomenon found at the level of psychology. It is like other phenomena that emerge from physical processes but are autonomous from them and not best understood in fundamental physical terms—like an ecosystem or the economy. When we discover it in its proper context, acknowledging that free will is real is not just scientifically respectable; it is indispensable for explaining our world.

Author : Laura Ekstrom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429979996

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Free Will by Laura Ekstrom Pdf

In this comprehensive new study of human free agency, Laura Waddell Ekstrom critically surveys contemporary philosophical literature and provides a novel account of the conditions for free action. Ekstrom argues that incompatibilism concerning free will and causal determinism is true and thus the right account of the nature of free action must be indeterminist in nature. She examines a variety of libertarian approaches, ultimately defending an account relying on indeterministic causation among events and appealing to agent causation only in a reducible sense. Written in an engaging style and incorporating recent scholarship, this study is critical reading for scholars and students interested in the topics of motivation, causation, responsibility, and freedom. In broadly covering the important positions of others along with its exposition of the author's own view, Free Will provides both a significant scholarly contribution and a valuable text for courses in metaphysics and action theory.

Author : Anthony Kenny
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136816215

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Freewill and Responsibility (Routledge Revivals) by Anthony Kenny Pdf

This reissue was first published in 1978. Anthony Kenny, one of the most distinguished philosophers in England, explores the notion of responsibility and the precise place of the mental element in criminal actions. Bringing the insights of recent philosophy of mind to bear on contemporary developments in criminal law, he writes with the general reader in mind, no specialist training in philosophy being necessary to appreciate his argument. Kenny shows that abstract distinctions drawn by analytic philosophers are relevant to decisions in matters of life and death, and illustrates the philosophical argument throughout by reference to actual legal cases. The topics he covers are of wide general interest and include: mens rea and mental health, strict liability, freedom and determinism, duress and necessity, intoxication and irresistible impulse, intention and purpose, murder and rape, punishment and deterrence, witchcraft and supernatural beliefs.

Author : Meghan Griffith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780415562195

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Free Will by Meghan Griffith Pdf

The question of whether humans are free to make their own decisions has long been debated and it continues to be a controversial topic today. In Free Will: The Basics readers are provided with a clear and accessible introduction to this central but challenging philosophical problem. The questions which are discussed include: Does free will exist? Or is it illusory? Can we be free even if everything is determined by a chain of causes? If our actions are not determined, does this mean they are just random or a matter of luck? In order to have the kind of freedom required for moral responsibility, must we have alternatives? What can recent developments in science tell us about the existence of free will? Because these questions are discussed without prejudicing one view over others and all technical terminology is clearly explained, this book is an ideal introduction to free will for the uninitiated.

Author : Elżbieta Jung,Monika Michałowska
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004527737

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Richard Kilvington Talks to Thomas Bradwardine about Future Contingents, Free Will, and Predestination by Elżbieta Jung,Monika Michałowska Pdf

Presents a critical edition of question 4 from Richard Kilvington’s Quaestiones super libros Sententiarum, complete with an introduction and a guide to Kilvington’s concepts.

Author : American National Red Cross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : WISC:89100094044

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The Greatest Freewill Offering in History by American National Red Cross Pdf

Author : Gary Watson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015005625705

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Free Will by Gary Watson Pdf

The Aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available to the university students or the general reader.

Author : Chris Lynch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781442482708

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Freewill by Chris Lynch Pdf

Originally published by HarperCollins, 2001.