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Free Will: A Philosophical Reappraisal
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Transaction Pub
Publication date April 8, 2015
Pages 211
Binding Paperback
Edition 2
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781412855938
ISBN-10 1412855934
Dimensions 0.50 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight 0.72 lbs.
Original list price $39.95
Summaries and Reviews
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This second edition of Free Will presents a complete treatment of the history of the debate over whether humans have free will. It analyses the conditions under which actions must be characterized as unfree, and explores whether recent findings in brain physiology counter-indicate free will. Nicholas Rescher leads the reader through a conceptual web of distinctions that, taken together, provide a satisfying contribution to philosophical thought on free will.

To determine if humans have free will, Rescher first examines exactly what free will is and how it should function. He examines the role of nature, nurture, and free choice, and he concludes that it is possible to validate the compatibility between freedom of the will and a certain special mode of determinism. Rescher sharpens his highly conceptual assessment by making distinctions between productive (or metaphysical) and moral (or motivational) freedom. He also distinguishes between free decision and free action, and motivational and causal determination of choices. In addition, he considers the distinction between durational events and the instantaneous outcomes that mark their commencements and completions, as well as between pre-determination and determination based on precedence.

New in paperback and completely revised, this edition of Free Will represents a leading contemporary philosopher in top form.



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Hardcover
Book cover for 9781412808743
 
from Transaction Pub (December 31, 2008)
9781412808743 | details & prices | 173 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.98 lbs | List price $55.95
About: This volume is a reassessment of free will and, as such, seeks to answer the question: Do humans ever act under the guidance of the will?
Paperback
Book cover for 9780399503856 Book cover for 9781412855938
 
The price comparison is for this edition
2 edition from Transaction Pub (April 8, 2015)
9781412855938 | details & prices | 211 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.72 lbs | List price $39.95
About: This second edition of Free Will presents a complete treatment of the history of the debate over whether humans have free will.
With Jack Kerouac | from J P Tarcher 5.25 × 3.20 × 1.25 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $12.00
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