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Mind, Brain, and Free Will by Richard Swinburne is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mind, Brain, and Free Will about?
__Mind, Brain, and Free Will__ presents a powerful new case for substance dualism (the idea that humans consist of two parts--body and soul) and for libertarian free will (that humans have some freedom to choose between alternatives, independently of the causes which influence them). Richard Swinburne argues that answers to questions about mind, body, and free will depend crucially on the answers to more general philosophical questions. He begins by analyzing the criteria for one event being the same as another, one substance being the same as another, and a state of affairs being metaphysically possible; and then goes on to analyze the criteria for a belief about these issues being justified. Pure mental events (including conscious events) are distinct from physical events and interact with them. Swinburne claims that no result from neuroscience or any other science could show that interaction does not take place; and illustrates this claim by showing that recent scientific work (such as Libet's experiments) has no tendency whatever to show that our intentions do not cause brain events. He goes on to argue for agent causation, and claims that--to speak precisely--it is we, and not
Who reads Mind, Brain, and Free Will?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Richard Swinburne
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780191057441
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Science, Philosophy, Anthropology
- Rating
- 3.75 / 5 (15 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14