284 Pages
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Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
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What is the place of human free will in our lives if all our actions are the result of some other cause? Does our processing unconscious beliefs or desires make us less free? Is our free will necessarily restricted if we do not choose our own beliefs? The debate between free will and its opposing doctrine, determinism, is one of the key issues in philosophy. Free Will: An historical and... Read more
Introduction; Part 1 Early Greek Thinkers; Chapter 1 Homer and the Iliad; Chapter 2 Sophocles’ Oedipus; Chapter 3 Plato and Moral Determinism; Chapter 4 Aristotle; Part 2 The Coming of Age of Christianity; Chapter 5 St Augustine; Chapter 6 St Thomas Aquinas; Part 3 The Rise of Science; Chapter 7 Descartes’ Dualism; Chapter 8 Spinoza; Chapter 9 Hume and Kant; Part 4 The Age of Psychology; Chapter 10 Schopenhauer; Chapter 11 Freud; Chapter 12 Sartre; Chapter 13 Simone Weil; Chapter 14 G E Moore; Chapter 15 Wittgenstein; Chapter 16 Conclusion;
Biography
Ilman Dilman is professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Wales, Swansea. He is the author of numerous works of epistemology, philosophical psychology, aesthetics and existentialism.
'This is a very thorough, very scholarly book, which as such has been and will be much and rightly commended.' Anthony Flew, Philosophical Investigations
'The beauty of the book lies in its combination of historical sweep and analytical rigour. ... Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the free will issue.' - Network
'A most illuminating historical and philosophical introduction to the free will issue.' - Network
'useful and thought-provoking book' - Heythrop Journal
