UID:
almahu_9949474102702882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9783110320701
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9783110238570
Content:
What does it mean for an agent to be free? Is determinism true? What are laws of nature? This book deals with the interconnections between these questions. Backmann argues for the view that libertarianism can be reconciled with determinism. In order to reach this goal, libertarianism - classically defined as an incompatibilist theory of free will - is defined as the thesis that at the time of decision, the agent must be able to choose between alternative courses of action. Backmann claims that this notion of libertarianism can be reconciled with determinism provided that determinism is understood in a Humean fashion, i.e. backed by a Humean theory of laws of nature. The resulting view - Humean Libertarianism - is an intermediate position between classical compatibilism and incompatibilism.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
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INTRODUCTION --
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1 DETERMINISM --
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2 NECESSITY AND LAWS OF NATURE --
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3 LIBERTARIANISM --
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4 OBJECTIONS AGAINST EVENT-CAUSAL LIBERTARIANISM --
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5 HUMEAN LIBERTARIANISM: FORTES, FOIBLES, AND FUTURE FOLLIES --
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REFERENCES
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Philosophy English Language 2000-2014, De Gruyter, 9783110238488
In:
DGBA Philosophy 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636949
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E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317350
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E-BOOK PACKAGE PHILOSOPHY 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317329
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E-BOOK PAKET PHILOSOPHIE 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317312
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eBook Package De Gruyter Ontos 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110331202
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eBook Paket De Gruyter Ontos 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110331196
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110320503
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110320701
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110320701
