Free Will

by Derk Pereboom

Overview

This Element provides a thorough overview of the free will debate as it currently stands. After distinguishing the main senses of the term 'free will' invoked in that debate, it proceeds to set out the prominent versions of the main positions, libertarianism, compatibilism, and free will skepticism, and then to discuss the main objections to these views. Particular attention is devoted to the controversy concerning whether the ability to do otherwise is required for moral responsibility and whether it is compatible with determinism, and to manipulation arguments against compatibilism. Two areas in which the free will debate has practical implications are discussed in detail, personal relationships and criminal justice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108992503
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/24/2022
Series:	Elements in Philosophy of Mind
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Derk Pereboom is Professor of Philosophy, Cornell University.

Table of Contents

1. The Free Will Debate; 2. Libertarianism; 3. Compatibilism; 4. The Ability to Do Otherwise; 5. Does Moral Responsibility Require Alternative Possibilities?; 6. The Manipulation Argument against Compatibilism; 7. Free Will Skepticism; 8. Free Will and Personal Relationships; 9. Free Will and Crime; 10. Final Words.

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