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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hodgson, David
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Series:Philosophy of mind series.
Subjects:
Free will and determinism.
Responsibility.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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