1st Edition

Freewill and Determinism A Study of Rival Conceptions of Man

By R.L. Franklin Copyright 1968
    358 Pages
    by Routledge

    358 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book, first published in 1968, examines the complicated issues which surround the problem of freewill. Although it reaches a libertarian conclusion, its focus is largely on other questions. What ultimately is at stake in this debate? What difference would it make whether we had freewill or not? Why must disagreement persist, and why do philosophes each opposed conclusions with such confidence? The answers to these questions open new perspectives.

    1. The Problem  2. Freedom and Indeterminism  3. The Nature of the Debate  4. The Scope of Libertarianism  5. Freewill and Philosophy of Mind  6. The Re-Emergence of the Problem  7. Predictability  8. Moral Philosophy and Moral Problems  9. desert and Efficacy  10. Excuses  11. Determinism and Phenomenology  12. Theoretical and Practical Explanation  13. Determinism, Science and Morality  14. Conclusion

    Biography

    R.L. Franklin