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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811896803321

Autore

Balaguer Mark

Titolo

Free will / / Mark Balaguer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA : , : MIT Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-262-32146-7

0-262-32145-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Collana

The MIT Press essential knowledge series

Disciplina

123/.5

Soggetti

Free will and determinism

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Case Against Free Will; 3 Can Religion Save Free Will?; 4 Can Philosophy Save Free Will?; 5 What Is Free Will, Anyway?; 6 Can We Block the Random or-Predetermined Argument Against Free Will?; 7 Can We Block the Scientific Argument Against Free Will?; 8 Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Further Readings; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A philosopher considers whether the scientific and philosophical arguments against free will are reason enough to give up our belief in it.