Freedom from Necessity

The Metaphysical Basis of Responsibility

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
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Author: Bernard Berofsky ISBN: 9781351785327
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 14, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Bernard Berofsky
ISBN: 9781351785327
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 14, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book, first published in 1987, is about the classic free will problem, construed in terms of the implications of moral responsibility. The principal thesis is that the core issue is metaphysical: can scientific laws postulate objectively necessary connections between an action and its causal antecedents? The author concludes they cannot, and that, therefore, free will and determinism can be reconciled.

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This book, first published in 1987, is about the classic free will problem, construed in terms of the implications of moral responsibility. The principal thesis is that the core issue is metaphysical: can scientific laws postulate objectively necessary connections between an action and its causal antecedents? The author concludes they cannot, and that, therefore, free will and determinism can be reconciled.

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