| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 231 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in philosophy |
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Cambridge studies in philosophy.
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| Contents |
Alternative possibilities and causal histories -- Coherence objections to libertarianism -- Empirical objections to agent-causal libertarianism -- Problems of compatibilism -- The contours of hard incompatibilism -- Hard compatibilism and criminal behavior -- Hard incompatibilism and meaning in life |
| Summary |
Derk Pereboom argues that our best scientific theories have the consequence that factors beyond our control produce all of the actions we perform, and that because of this, we are not morally responsible for any of them. In addition, adopting this perspective would provide significant benefit for our lives |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-223) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Free will and determinism.
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Personal Autonomy
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PHILOSOPHY -- Free Will & Determinism.
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Free will and determinism
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Vrije wil.
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Determinisme.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511012500 |
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9780511012501 |
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9780511498824 |
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0511498829 |
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9780511046940 |
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0521029961 |
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9780511173691 |
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1280430125 |
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9781280430121 |
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0511325061 |
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9780511325069 |
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