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Free Will: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed) by Tim Mawson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"In everyday life, we often suppose ourselves to be free to choose between several courses of action. But if we examine further, we find that this view seems to rest on metaphysical and meta-ethical presuppositions almost all of which look problematic. How can we be free if everything is determined by factors beyond our control, stretching back in time to the Big Bang and the laws of nature operating then? The only alternative to determinism is indeterminism, but is not indeterminism just there being a certain amount of randomness in the world? Does not randomness hinder you from being the author of your actions? This book looks at how much of the structure of our everyday judgments can survive the arguments behind such questions and thoughts. In doing so, it explores the alternative arguments that have been advanced concerning free will and related notions, including an up-to-date overview of the contemporary debates. In essence, the book seeks to understand and answer the age-old question, 'What is free will and do we have it?'"--Publisher's description

Who reads Free Will: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)?

Author

Tim Mawson

Publisher

Continuum International Publishing Group, Incorporated

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781441196231

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Religion, Religious Studies