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Do we really make our own decisions? Or are we compelled to act by factors beyond our control? This introduction is an investigation of one of the most important problems of Western philosophy. It looks at a range of issues surrounding this fundamental philosophical question, exploring it from the ideas of the Greek and medieval philosophers.

Table of Contents
1. The free will problem ; 2. Freedom as free will ; 3. Compatibilism and reason ; 4. Compatibilism and nature ; 5. Morality without freedom? ; 6. Libertarianism and scepticism ; 7. Self-determination and the will ; 8. Freedom and its place in nature

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 24/06/2004
      ISBN13: 9780192853585, 978-0192853585
      ISBN10: 0192853589
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      Politics, Philosophy & Society Ethics and moral philosophy Politics and government Western philosophy from c 1800

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Do we really make our own decisions? Or are we compelled to act by factors beyond our control? This introduction is an investigation of one of the most important problems of Western philosophy. It looks at a range of issues surrounding this fundamental philosophical question, exploring it from the ideas of the Greek and medieval philosophers.

      Table of Contents
      1. The free will problem ; 2. Freedom as free will ; 3. Compatibilism and reason ; 4. Compatibilism and nature ; 5. Morality without freedom? ; 6. Libertarianism and scepticism ; 7. Self-determination and the will ; 8. Freedom and its place in nature

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