Routledge Library Editions: Free Will and Determinism

Routledge Library Editions: Free Will and Determinism

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Published: 2017-06-08

Total Pages: 2262

ISBN-13: 9781138632288

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This set reissues a number of classic titles on free will and determinism. They approach the topic from a range of differing viewpoints, and in so doing, provide an excellent overview and in-depth analysis of this fundamental philosophical problem.


Routledge Library Editions: Free Will and Determinism

Routledge Library Editions: Free Will and Determinism

Author: Various

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-07-14

Total Pages: 2308

ISBN-13: 1351780344

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This set reissues a number of classic titles on free will and determinism. They approach the topic from a range of differing viewpoints, and in so doing, provide an excellent overview and in-depth analysis of this fundamental philosophical problem.


Free Will

Free Will

Author: John Thorp

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1351785680

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The problem of freedom and determinism is one of the most enduring, and one of the best, problems in philosophy. One of the best because it so tenaciously resists solution while yet always seeming urgent, and one of the most enduring because it has always been able to present itself in different ways to suit the preoccupations of different ages. This book, first published in 1980, sets out to defend free will: it elaborates a sober and systematic case for libertarianism in the face of the overwhelming threat that is posed by the scientific study of the brain.


The Implications of Determinism

The Implications of Determinism

Author: Roy Weatherford

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1351786733

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The problem of determinism arises in all the major areas of philosophy. The first part of this book, first published in 1991, is a critical and historical exposition of the problem and the most important ideas and arguments which have arisen over the many years of debate. The second part considers the various forms of determinism and the implications that they engender.


Freewill and Determinism

Freewill and Determinism

Author: R.L. Franklin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 1351786822

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This book, first published in 1968, examines the complicated issues which surround the problem of freewill. Although it reaches a libertarian conclusion, its focus is largely on other questions. What ultimately is at stake in this debate? What difference would it make whether we had freewill or not? Why must disagreement persist, and why do philosophes each opposed conclusions with such confidence? The answers to these questions open new perspectives.


Personal Autonomy

Personal Autonomy

Author: Robert Young

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 135178773X

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The concept of personal autonomy is central to discussions about democratic rights, personal freedom and individualism in the marketplace. This book, first published in 1986, discusses the concept of personal autonomy in all its facets. It charts historically the discussion of the concept by political thinkers and relates the concept of the autonomy of the individual to the related discussion in political thought about the autonomy of states. It argues that defining personal autonomy as freedom to act without external constraints is too narrow and emphasises instead that personal autonomy implies individual self-determination in accordance with a chosen plan of life. It discusses the nature of personal autonomy and explores the circumstances in which it ought to be restricted. In particular, it argues the need to restrict the economic autonomy of the individual in order to promote the value of community.


Routledge Library Editions: Existentialism

Routledge Library Editions: Existentialism

Author: Various

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-06-23

Total Pages: 2472

ISBN-13: 0429659040

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This set collects together a vital selection of works on Existentialism, including the key Introduction to the New Existentialism by Colin Wilson. Some of the titles were early works written as this new philosophy spread into the English language, while others are more recent examinations.


Free Action

Free Action

Author: A.I. Melden

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1351785893

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That a science of human conduct is possible, that what any man may do even in moments of the most sober and careful reflection can be understood and explained, has seemed to many a philosopher to cast doubt upon our common view that any human action can ever be said to be truly free. This book, first published in 1961, looks into crucially important issues that are often ignored in the familiar arguments for and against the possibility of free action. These issues are brought to light and examined in some detail.


Free Will

Free Will

Author: John Thorp

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1351785672

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The problem of freedom and determinism is one of the most enduring, and one of the best, problems in philosophy. One of the best because it so tenaciously resists solution while yet always seeming urgent, and one of the most enduring because it has always been able to present itself in different ways to suit the preoccupations of different ages. This book, first published in 1980, sets out to defend free will: it elaborates a sober and systematic case for libertarianism in the face of the overwhelming threat that is posed by the scientific study of the brain.