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Rationality + consciousness = free will /

In recent years, philosophical discussions of free will have focused largely on whether or not free will is compatible with determinism. In this challenging book, David Hodgson takes a fresh approach to the question of free will, contending that close consideration of human rationality and human con...

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Autore principale: Hodgson, David
Natura: Printed Book
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Serie:Philosophy of mind series.
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245 1 0 |a Rationality + consciousness = free will /  |c David Hodgson. 
246 3 |a Rationality plus consciousness equals free will 
260 |a New York :  |b Oxford University Press,  |c c2012. 
300 |a x, 267 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 25 cm. 
490 1 |a Philosophy of mind 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-259) and index. 
505 0 |a Foundational beliefs -- Truth and rationality -- Plausible reasoning -- Consciousness and decision-making -- Gestalts and rules -- How gestalts promote rationality -- Science and determinism -- Neuroscience and conscious choice -- Indeterministic free will -- Value judgments -- Responsibility and retribution -- The big picture -- Appendix A. Why Bayes' theorem works -- Appendix B. Against fundamentalism : biblical morality. 
520 |a In recent years, philosophical discussions of free will have focused largely on whether or not free will is compatible with determinism. In this challenging book, David Hodgson takes a fresh approach to the question of free will, contending that close consideration of human rationality and human consciousness shows that together they give us free will, in a robust and indeterministic sense. In particular, they give us the capacity to respond appositely to feature-rich gestalts of conscious experiences, in ways that are not wholly determined by laws of nature or computational rules. The author contends that this approach is consistent with what science tells us about the world; and he considers its implications for our responsibility for our own conduct, for the role of retribution in criminal punishment, and for the place of human beings in the wider scheme of things. 
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