The Metasphysics of Free Will

The Metasphysics of Free Will
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9781557868572
ISBN-13 : 1557868573
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Book Synopsis The Metasphysics of Free Will by : John Martin Fischer

Download or read book The Metasphysics of Free Will written by John Martin Fischer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1995-10-09 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Metaphysics of Free Will provides a through statement of the major grounds for skepticism about the reality of free will and moral responsibility. The author identifies and explains the sort of control that is associated with personhood and accountability, and shows how it is consistent with causal determinism. In so doing, out view of ourselves as morally responsible agents is protected against the disturbing changes posed by science and religion.


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