Rationality + consciousness = free will
By: David Hodgson
Series: Philosophy of mind; Philosophy of mind series
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780199845309
Subjects: Responsibility; Free will and determinism
Other titles: Rationality plus consciousness equals free will
Description: Taking a fresh approach to the question of free will, David Hodgson contends that close consideration of human rationality and human consciousness shows that together they give us free will, in a robust and indeterministic sense, and in a way that is consistent with what science tells us about the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-259) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foundational beliefs; title: Truth and rationality; title: Plausible reasoning; title: Consciousness and decision-making; title: Gestalts and rules; title: How gestalts promote rationality; title: Science and determinism; title: Neuroscience and conscious choice; title: Indeterministic free will; title: Value judgments; title: Responsibility and retribution; title: The big picture; title: Appendix A. Why Bayes' theorem works; title: Appendix B. Against fundamentalism : biblical morality.