{"product_id":"free-will-9781412808743","title":"Free Will","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is a reassessment of free will and, as such, seeks to answer the question: Do humans ever act under the guidance of the will? To determine if humans have free will, Rescher first examines what exactly free will is and how it should function. While the literature on the subject of free will is vast, a good deal still remains to be done to avert obscurity and confusion. Rescher leads the reader through a conceptual web of distinctions that, taken together, provide a satisfying contribution to philosophical thought on free will in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRescher sharpens his highly conceptual assessment by making distinctions--between productive (or metaphysical) and moral (or motivational) freedom, free decision and free action, motivational and causal determination of choices, durational events and the instantaneous eventuations that mark their commencements and completions, and between pre-determination and precedence determination. In doing so, he also examines the role of natur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Historical and Textual Perspectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The Nature of Free Will\u003cbr\u003e2 Modes of Freedom\u003cbr\u003e3 Ramifications of Freedom\u003cbr\u003e4 Some Fallacies Regarding Free Will\u003cbr\u003e5 Free Will as Outside Causality But Compatible With it\u003cbr\u003e6 Free Will Excludes Causal Predetermination But Not Motivational Precedence Determination\u003cbr\u003e7 Freedom and Motivation\u003cbr\u003e8 Compatibilism Regained: What Free Will Excludes is Not Agent Determination But Agent-Bypassing Nature Determination\u003cbr\u003e9 Mind-Matter Coordination\u003cbr\u003e10 Does Free Will Exist? Deliberations Pro and Con\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408048562519,"sku":"9781412808743","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781412808743.jpg?v=1730501394","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/free-will-9781412808743","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}