Roy Weatherford

The Implications of Determinism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The problem of determinism arises in all the major areas of philosophy. 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, and considers the various forms of determinism and the implications that they engender.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781138703766
• ISBN-10: 1138703761
• Artikelnr.: 54804691

Autorenporträt

Roy Weatherford

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. The History of the Problem 1. Introduction 2. Determinism in
Antiquity 3. God Through the Ages 4. The Rise of Science 5. The Grand
Metaphysicians 6. The Soft Determinists 7. The Hard Determinists 8. More
Science 9. Action Theory 10. Micro-Determinism, Macro-Determinism and
Supervenience 11. Other Contemporary Analyses Part 2. Determinism - So
What? 12. Logical Determinism 13. Theoretical Determinism 14. Psychological
Determinism 15. Physical Determinism 16. Physical Implications of
Determinism 17. Moral Implications of Determinism 18. Cultural Implications
of Determinism