Free Will [electronic resource] : An Introduction /
Beebee, H.author.
This comprehensive introductory guide includes discussion of the major contemporary positions on compatibilism and incompatibilism, and of the central arguments that are a focus of the current debate, including the Consequence Argument, manipulation arguments, and Frankfurt's famous argument against the 'Principle of Alternate Possibilities.
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Series Editorâ€?s Preface""; ""Preface""; ""1 Free Will: The Basics                              ""; ""1.1 Introduction                       ""; ""1.2 Determinism v. indeterminism                                       ""; ""1.3 Determinism, indeterminism and causation                                                   ""; ""1.4 The Consequence Argument                                   ""; ""1.5 Sourcehood and manipulation arguments                                                ""; ""1.6 Conclusion                     ""
""2 What Does Acting Freely Require? Some Compatibilist Views                                                                  """"2.1 Introduction                       ""; ""2.2 Compatibilist control and reasons-responsiveness                                                           ""; ""2.3 Dennettâ€?s â€?personal stanceâ€?                                      ""; ""2.4 Reactive attitudes                             ""; ""2.5 Frankfurtâ€?s hierarchical model                                         ""; ""2.6 Conclusion                     ""
""3 Compatibilism and the Consequence Argument                                                   """"3.1 Introduction                       ""; ""3.2 What does â€?could have done otherwiseâ€? mean?                                                      ""; ""3.3 Dennett on the Principle of Alternate Possibilities                                                              ""; ""3.4 Local miracle compatibilism                                      ""; ""3.5 Humean compatibilism                               ""; ""3.6 Conclusion                     ""
""4 Compatibilism, Sourcehood, and Manipulation Arguments                                                              """"4.1 Introduction                       ""; ""4.2 Sourcehood and manipulation                                      ""; ""4.3 Pereboomâ€?s four-case argument                                        ""; ""4.4 Some responses to the four-case argument                                                   ""; ""4.5 The zygote argument                              ""; ""4.6 Conclusion                     ""
""5 What Does Acting Freely Require? Some Incompatibilist Views                                                                    """"5.1 Introduction                       ""; ""5.2 Indeterministic initiators                                     ""; ""5.3 Leeway incompatibilism                                 ""; ""5.4 Source incompatibilism                                 ""; ""5.5 The problem of luck                              ""; ""5.6 Agent-causalism                          ""; ""5.7 Libertarianism                         ""; ""5.8 Pessimism                    ""
""5.9 Conclusion                     ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This comprehensive introductory guide includes discussion of the major contemporary positions on compatibilism and incompatibilism, and of the central arguments that are a focus of the current debate, including the Consequence Argument, manipulation arguments, and Frankfurt's famous argument against the 'Principle of Alternate Possibilities.
Metaphysics.
Metaphysics.