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

• Autore: Huoranszki Ferenc <1961-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Disciplina: 123/.5
• Soggetto topico: Free will and determinism; Determinism (Philosophy)
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Freedom of the will
• ISBN: 1-136-86702-3; 1-136-86703-1; 1-283-04276-2; 9786613042767; 0-203-83693-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785576703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in metaphysics ; ; v. 3.