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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785576703321

Autore

Huoranszki Ferenc <1961-, >

Titolo

Freedom of the will : a conditional analysis / / by Ferenc Huoranszki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-86702-3

1-136-86703-1

1-283-04276-2

9786613042767

0-203-83693-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in metaphysics ; ; 3

Disciplina

123/.5

Soggetti

Free will and determinism

Determinism (Philosophy)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Part I: Free Will and Powers; 2 Powers and Possibilities; 3 Agency and Responsibility; 4 The Conditional Analysis of Free Will; 5 Abilities and Control; Part II: Free Will and Reasons; 6 Intelligibility; 7 Rationality; 8 Spontaneity; 9 The Determination of the Self; 10 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Freedom of the Will provides a novel interpretation of G. E. Moore's famous conditional analysis of free will and discusses several questions about the meaning of free will and its significance for moral responsibility. Although Moore' theory has a strong initial appeal, most metaphysicians believe that there are conclusive arguments against it. Huoranszki argues that the importance of conditional analysis must be reevaluated in light of some recent developments in the theory of dispositions. The original analysis can be amended so that the revised conditional account is not