Free Will Explained
How Science and Philosophy Converge to Create a Beautiful Illusion
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Other Practices, Agnosticism, Atheism, Philosophy
| Author: | Dan Barker | ISBN: | 9781454927365 |
| Publisher: | Sterling | Publication: | February 28, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Sterling | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dan Barker |
| ISBN: | 9781454927365 |
| Publisher: | Sterling |
| Publication: | February 28, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Sterling |
| Language: | English |
A compelling essay on free will from an internationally recognized authority on atheism, and author of God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction**.**
Do we have free will? And if we don’t, why do we feel as if we do? In a godless universe governed by impersonal laws of cause and effect, are you responsible for your actions? Former evangelical minister Dan Barker (God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction) unveils a novel solution to the question that has baffled scientists and philosophers for millennia. He outlines the concept of what he calls “harmonic free will,” a two-dimensional perspective that pivots the paradox on its axis to show that there is no single answer—both sides are right. Free will is a useful illusion: not a scientific, but a social truth.
A compelling essay on free will from an internationally recognized authority on atheism, and author of God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction**.**
Do we have free will? And if we don’t, why do we feel as if we do? In a godless universe governed by impersonal laws of cause and effect, are you responsible for your actions? Former evangelical minister Dan Barker (God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction) unveils a novel solution to the question that has baffled scientists and philosophers for millennia. He outlines the concept of what he calls “harmonic free will,” a two-dimensional perspective that pivots the paradox on its axis to show that there is no single answer—both sides are right. Free will is a useful illusion: not a scientific, but a social truth.
