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Free Will : A Philosophical Reappraisal. 2nd ed. N.レッシャー著 自由意志－哲学的再評価 第2版
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| 著者・編者 | Rescher, Nicholas, |
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| 出版社 | (Transaction, US) |
| 出版年月 | 2015 |
| ページ数 | 232 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜622-112＞ |
解説
This second edition of Free Will presents a complete treatment of the history of the debate over whether humans have free will. It analyses the conditions under which actions must be characterized as unfree, and explores whether recent findings in brain physiology counter-indicate free will. Nicholas Rescher leads the reader through a conceptual web of distinctions that, taken together, provide a satisfying contribution to philosophical thought on free will.
To determine if humans have free will, Rescher first examines exactly what free will is and how it should function. He examines the role of nature, nurture, and free choice, and he concludes that it is possible to validate the compatibility between freedom of the will and a certain special mode of determinism. Rescher sharpens his highly conceptual assessment by making distinctions between productive (or metaphysical) and moral (or motivational) freedom. He also distinguishes between free decision and free action, and motivational and causal determination of choices. In addition, he considers the distinction between durational events and the instantaneous outcomes that mark their commencements and completions, as well as between pre-determination and determination based on precedence.
New in paperback and completely revised, this edition of Free Will represents a leading contemporary philosopher in top form.