Free Will Determinism category: 515 books

The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Studies in Pessimism Arthur Schopenhauer, (born February 22, 1788, Danzig, Prussia [now Gdańsk, Poland]—died September 21, 1860, Frankfurt am Main [Germany]), German philosopher, often called the “philosopher of pessimism,” who was primarily important as the...

“How then do men act?” The Golden Sayings of Epictetus is one of three key texts, along with the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius and Seneca’s Letters From A Stoic, from which we know the philosophy of Stoicism. Epictetus (ca. 50–ca. 130 AD) primarily taught about the philosophy...

There are two kinds of intellectual: Philosophers and Sophists. The former seek the absolute truth while the latter seek the “practical” truth that brings them worldly prestige and success.The Philosophers develop positions that rely on the highest intelligence and are as far removed as...

Compared with that of humans, the life of the marionette looks more like an enviable state of freedom In his brilliantly enjoyable and freewheeling new book, John Gray draws together the religious, philosophic, and fantastical traditions that question the very idea of human freedom. We flatter...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "If you’ve ever wondered how you have the capacity to wonder, some fascinating insights await you in these pages.” --Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals As concise and enlightening as Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics...

When first published, John Heil's introduction quickly became a widely used guide for students with little or no background in philosophy to central issues of philosophy of mind.? Heil provided an introduction free of formalisms, technical trappings, and specialized terminology.? He offered clear...

The book Fate, Time, and Language: An Essay on Free Will, published in 2010 by Columbia University Press, presented David Foster Wallace's challenge to Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. In this anthology, notable philosophers engage directly with that work and assess Wallace's reply to Taylor...

This work focuses on the topic of freedom. The author starts with the old issue of free will - do we as individual human beings choose our conduct, at least partly independently, freely? He comes down on the side of libertarians who answer Yes, and scorns the compatibilism of philosophers like Daniel...

People look at the experience of life from the perspective of living in it. What this means is that during our short time here on Earth we try to live up to the expectation of others, the expectations we set for us plus the cold hard truth of how life works out. Standing Still makes the case for an...

The key to intelligence is to be able to overcome the prejudices of the society we live in and thus free our minds to think beyond what society assumes to be correct and beyond what it deems to be 'acceptable.' Pearls of Wosdom, like the other books in the series, offers a selection of opinion pieces...

“ Why one is born in a particular country and a particular family? Why one is healthy, rich, illustrious and powerful, or on the contrary poor, handicapped and miserable? The bonds one forges with others almost without realizing it, where do they spring from and why? Even those who think they are...

The assumption of this book is that too many of us simply accept that our thinking is out of our control. Somehow our minds have become swamped with negative thoughts, negative attitudes and lack of self-esteem and we have allowed ourselves to believe that we are powerless to change this.   The fact...

Marcus Aurelius Complete Works – World’s Best World's Best Collection This is the world’s best Marcus Aurelius collection, including the most complete set of Aurelius’s works available plus many free bonus materials. Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor...

Freedom, Nature, and World is a collection of essays by Peter Loptson which examine issues posed by a broadly naturalistic view of the world, which Loptson defends while also exploring some of the challenges it confronts. Papers on freedom, Kant, Christianity, Homer, the history of analytic philosophy,...