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Book SynopsisThis is a revised and updated edition of Galen Strawson's groundbreaking first book, where he argues that in a fundamental sense there is no such thing as free will or true moral responsibility. Strawson examines the 'cognitive phenomenology' of freedom - the nature, causes, and consequences of our deep commitment to belief in freedom.
Trade ReviewReview from previous edition An engaging and challenging book that should be studies by anyone commited to the topic of freedom. * John Christman, Mind *
A serious and intelligent work, written in an accessible style, on one of the hardest problems there is. * Thomas Nagel, London Review of Books *
Large, intricately argued and challenging, full of subtle argumentation and intriguing examples...his conclusions are often novel and challenging to philosophical (and non-philosophical) orthodoxy * John Martin Fischer, Times Literary Supplement *
This is an honest and challenging work, full of subtle arguments and imaginiative examples, and should be read by anyone interested in philosophical problems about human freedom. * Robert Kane, International Philosophical Quarterly *
Table of ContentsPREFACE TO REVISED EDITION (2010) ; PREFACE ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Libertarianism, Action, and Self-determination ; 3. Kant and Commitment ; 4. Commitment, Illusion, and Truth ; 5. Non-rational Commitment: A View of Freedom ; 6. Phenomenology, Commitment, and What Might Happen ; 7. Objectivism: Preliminaries ; 8. Choice ; 9. Self-consciousness ; 10. Evidence and Independence ; 11. Contravention and Convention ; 12. The Spectator Subject and Integration ; 13. The Natural Epictetans ; 14. The Experience of Ability to Choose ; 15. Subjectivism and Experience of Freedom ; 16. Antinomy and Truth ; APPENDICES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX
