John Thorp

Free Will

A Defence Against Neurophysiological Determinism

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9781138704541
• ISBN-10: 1138704547
• Artikelnr.: 54830014

Autorenporträt

John Thorp

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 1.1. Varieties of Freedom 1.2. Varieties of Determinism
1.3. Formal Matters 2. On the Dispute Between Compatibilists and
Incompatibilists 3. The Correlation Thesis 4. Three Problems for the
Libertarian 5. Hegemony 6. The Random and the Free 7. Paralipomena