{"product_id":"freedom-and-belief-9780199247509","title":"Freedom and Belief","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview from previous edition An engaging and challenging book that should be studies by anyone commited to the topic of freedom. * John Christman, Mind *\u003cbr\u003eA serious and intelligent work, written in an accessible style, on one of the hardest problems there is. * Thomas Nagel, London Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eLarge, 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 *\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE 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","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766988112215,"sku":"9780199247509","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780199247509.jpg?v=1758711937","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/freedom-and-belief-9780199247509","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}