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Free Will
Thomas Pink
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Description for Free Will
Paperback. Do we really make our own decisions? Or are we compelled to act by factors beyond our control? This introduction is an investigation of one of the most important problems of Western philosophy. It looks at a range of issues surrounding this fundamental philosophical question, exploring it from the ideas of the Greek and medieval philosophers. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
Every day we seem to make and act upon all kinds of free choices - some of them trivial, and some so consequential that they may change the course of our life, or even the course of history. But are these choices really free? Or are we compelled to act the way we do by factors beyond our control? Is the feeling that we could have made different decisions just an illusion? And if our choices are not free, why should we be held morally responsible for our actions? This Very Short Introduction, written by a leading authority on ... Read more
Every day we seem to make and act upon all kinds of free choices - some of them trivial, and some so consequential that they may change the course of our life, or even the course of history. But are these choices really free? Or are we compelled to act the way we do by factors beyond our control? Is the feeling that we could have made different decisions just an illusion? And if our choices are not free, why should we be held morally responsible for our actions? This Very Short Introduction, written by a leading authority on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Weight
123g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192853585
SKU
V9780192853585
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About Thomas Pink
Thomas Pink is Lecturer in Philosophy at King's College, London. He works mainly in ethics, philosophy of mind and action, political philosophy, and philosophy of law. He also works on medieval and early modern philosophy. His publications include The Psychology of Freedom (CUP, 1996), and the edited collection (with Martin Stone) Theories of Human Action and the Will (forthcoming). He ... Read more
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