Free Will - A Defence Against Neurophysiological Determinism

List of contents

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

About the author

John Thorp

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: John Thorp, Thorp John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.06.2017
• EAN: 9781138702219
• ISBN: 978-1-138-70221-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Free Will and Determinism; Routledge Library Editions: Free Will and Determinism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge