Questions concerning free will are intertwined with issues in almost every area of philosophy, from metaphysics to philosophy of mind to moral philosophy, and are also informed by work in different areas of science (principally physics, neuroscience and social psychology). Free will is also a perennial concern of serious thinkers in theology and in non-western traditions. Because free will can be approached from so many different perspectives and has implications for so many debates, a comprehensive survey needs to encompass an enormous range of approaches. This book is the first to draw together leading experts on every aspect of free will, from those who are central to the current philosophical debates, to non-western perspectives, to scientific contributions and to those who know the rich history of the subject.
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Edited by:
Kevin Timpe,
Meghan Griffith,
Neil Levy
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Spine: 43mm
Weight: 2.950kg
ISBN: 9781138795815
ISBN 10: 113879581X
Series: Routledge Philosophy Companions
Pages: 730
Publication Date: 29 November 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Contributors Introduction Section I: Major Positions in the Free Will Debate introduction 1 Semicompatibilism John Martin Fischer 2 Identificationist Views Agnieszka Jaworska 3 Reasons-Responsive Theories of Freedom Michael McKenna 4 Classical Compatibilism Bernard Berofsky 5 Dispositional Compatibilism Kadri Vihvelin 6 Event-Causal Libertarianism Laura W. Ekstrom 7 Agent Causation Meghan Griffith 8 Non-Causal Libertarianism Hugh J. McCann 9 Strawsonian Views Paul Russell 10 Revisionism Kelly McCormick 11 Skepticism about Free Will Derk Pereboom 12 Nonstandard Views Saul Smilansky Section II: Major Arguments introduction 13 The Consequence Argument Joe Campbell 15 The Manipulation Argument Kristin Mickelson 16 Frankfurt-style Examples Carolina Sartorio 17 Logical Fatalism Alicia Finch 18 The Luck and Mind Arguments Christopher Evan Franklin 19 Leeway vs. Sourcehood Conceptions of Free Will Kevin Timpe Section III: Historical Figures introduction 20 Aristotle Karen Margrethe Nielsen 21 The Stoics on Fate and Freedom Tim O’Keefe 22 Augustine of Hippo Jesse Couenhoven 23 Anselm of Canterbury Sandra Visser 24 Thomas Aquinas Harm Goris 25 John Duns Scotus Thomas Williams 26 Rene Descartes C.P. Ragland 27 Gottfried Leibniz Julia Jorati 28 Thomas Hobbes and John Bramhall A.P. Martinich 29 John Locke Antonia LoLordo 30 David Hume John Bricke 31 Immanuel Kant Benjamin Vilhauer 32 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Christopher Yeomans 33 Friedrich Nietzsche Mattia Riccardi 34 Thomas Reid Terence Cuneo and Randall Harp 35 Indian Perspectives on Free Will Arindam Chakrabarti 36 Chinese Perspectives on Free Will Kai Marchal and Christian Helmut Wenzel Section IV: Empirical and Scientific Work introduction 37 Situationism, Social Psychology, and Free Will Christian Miller 38 Neuroscientific Threats to Free Will Joshua Shepherd 39 Empirical Perspectives on Consciousness Neil Levy 40 Willpower, Freedom, and Responsibility Chandra Sripada 41 Addiction Hanna Pickard 42 Folk Intuitions Adam Feltz 43 Children’s Intuitions about Choice Adam Bear and Paul Bloom Section V: Free Will and Theology introduction 44 Free Will and the Problem of Evil Daniel Speak 45 Free Will and Theological Fatalism David P. Hunt 46 Free Will and Theological Determinism Leigh Vicens 47 Free Will and Substance Dualism Stewart Goetz 48 Free Will and Grace Timothy Pawl 49 Free Will and Providence Ken Perszyk 50 Divine Free Will Tim Mawson Section VI: Special Topics introduction 51 Self-control and Akrasia Christine Tappolet 52 Free Will and Criminal Law Erin Kelly 53 Deliberation E.J. Coffman 54 Blame Dana Nelkin 55 Relationship between Moral Responsibility and Freedom Benjamin Rossi and Ted A. Warfield 56 A Feminist Approach to Free Will Marina Oshana 57 Free Will and the Phenomenology of Agency Tim Bayne 58 Mental Causation Rebekah L.H. Rice 59 Marginal Agents and Responsibility Pluralism David Shoemaker 60 Determinism Charlotte Werndl 61 Free Will and Time Travel Neal Tognazzini Index
Kevin Timpe holds the W. H. Jellema Chair in Christian Philosophy at Calvin College. He has published a number of books on free will, including Free Will: Sourcehood and Its Alternatives, Second Edition (2013, Free Will in Philosophical Theology (2013), and Free Will and Theism: Connections, Contingencies, and Concerns (2016). Meghan Griffith is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Davidson College. She is the author of Free Will: The Basics (Routledge, 2013) and a number of articles centering on human agency. Neil Levy is professor of philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney, and a senior researcher at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford. He is the author of 7 books, including, most recently, Consciousness and Moral Responsibility (2014). He has published very widely on free will, moral responsibility, philosophy of mind, applied ethics and other topics.
Reviews for The Routledge Companion to Free Will
"""The philosophical literature on free will can seem as endless and difficult to navigate as Borges’ mythical 'Library of Babel.' This book is the map to that infinite-seeming collection of rooms. The editors have done an extraordinary job of assembling an excellent team of authors to cover every significant aspect of the vibrant contemporary literature on free will. This book should be at the fingertips of every student and scholar who works on free will."" Manuel Vargas, University of San Francisco, USA ""An exceptionally comprehensive guide to debates about free will and moral responsibility, with separate chapters covering different major positions, major arguments, historical figures, recent scientific work in the neurosciences, psychology and other fields, as well as implications for theology, criminal law, mind, self-control, addiction, will-power and many other topics. An invaluable resource for students and scholars alike on all these important topics."" Robert Kane, University of Texas, USA"
