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Rationality, Control, and Freedom: Making Sense of Human Freedom
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr
Publication date
June 3, 2015
Pages
273
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781611478372
ISBN-10
1611478375
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.20 lbs.
Original list price
$90.00
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The subject of this book is the controversyâone of the oldest in philosophyâabout whether it is possible to have freedom in the face of universal causal determinism. Of course, it is crucial to consider what such freedom might meanâin particular, there is an important distinction between libertarian âfree willâ and the more naturalistic view of freedom taken by compatibilists.
This book provides background for laypersons through a historical survey of earlier views and some discussion and criticism of various contemporary views. In particular, it states and discusses the Consequence Argument, the most important argument challenging human freedom in recent literature. The main feature of the book is the argument for a solution: one that is within the compatibilist tradition, is naturalistic and in accord with findings of science and principles of engineering control theory. Some particular features of the offered solution include an argument for a close tie between freedom and controlâwhere what is meant is the voluntary motion control of our bodies, and this âcontrolâ is understood naturalistically, by which the author means in accordance with concepts of engineering control theory and modern science. Such concepts are used to explain and demarcate the concept of âcontrolâ being used. Then it develops a working conception of what rationality is (since what is crucial is freedom in choice, and rationality is crucial to that), by reviewing texts on the subject by three expert authors (namely, Nathanson, Nozick, and Searle). It is argued that rationality is a species of biological learning control that involves deliberation; and that our freedom in choice is greatest when our choices are most rational.
This book provides background for laypersons through a historical survey of earlier views and some discussion and criticism of various contemporary views. In particular, it states and discusses the Consequence Argument, the most important argument challenging human freedom in recent literature. The main feature of the book is the argument for a solution: one that is within the compatibilist tradition, is naturalistic and in accord with findings of science and principles of engineering control theory. Some particular features of the offered solution include an argument for a close tie between freedom and controlâwhere what is meant is the voluntary motion control of our bodies, and this âcontrolâ is understood naturalistically, by which the author means in accordance with concepts of engineering control theory and modern science. Such concepts are used to explain and demarcate the concept of âcontrolâ being used. Then it develops a working conception of what rationality is (since what is crucial is freedom in choice, and rationality is crucial to that), by reviewing texts on the subject by three expert authors (namely, Nathanson, Nozick, and Searle). It is argued that rationality is a species of biological learning control that involves deliberation; and that our freedom in choice is greatest when our choices are most rational.
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from Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr (June 3, 2015)
9781611478372 | details & prices | 273 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $90.00
About: The subject of this book is the controversyâone of the oldest in philosophyâabout whether it is possible to have freedom in the face of universal causal determinism.
About: The subject of this book is the controversyâone of the oldest in philosophyâabout whether it is possible to have freedom in the face of universal causal determinism.
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