Free Will and Human Agency: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought - Experiment

In this new kind of entrée to discussions of free will and human agency, Pendergraft illuminates 50 puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments. Assuming no familiarity with the topic, each chapter describes a case, explains the questions that it raises, summarizes some of the key responses, and provides suggested readings.

List of contents

Preface, Part I: Fatalism and other sources of existential angst, Part II: The threat from determinism(s), Part III: Practical reason, Part IV: Social dimensions, Part V: Moral luck

About the author

Garrett Pendergraft is Blanche E. Seaver Professor of Philosophy at Pepperdine University. His research focuses on understanding and responding to various threats to free will and moral responsibility.

Summary

In this new kind of entrée to discussions of free will and human agency, Pendergraft illuminates 50 puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments. Assuming no familiarity with the topic, each chapter describes a case, explains the questions that it raises, summarizes some of the key responses, and provides suggested readings.

Product details

• Authors: Garrett Pendergraft
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9780367647575
• ISBN: 978-0-367-64757-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments in Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy of Mind, Ethics & moral philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Ethics and moral philosophy