Contributor
Palmer, David (Professor) editor of compilation.
ImprintNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Descriptionvi, 235 pages ; 25 cm.
Note:1. Free Will, Libertarianism, and Kane / David Palmer -- PART I: LIBERTARIAN THEORIES OF FREE WILL. 2. Can an Indeterministic Cause Leave a Choice Up to the Agent? / Carl Ginet ; 3. Free Will and Metaphysics / Timothy O'Connor -- PART II: THE LUCK OBJECTION. 4. Kane, Luck, and Control: Trying to Get by without Too Much Effort / Alfred R. Mele ; 5. Toward a Solution to the Luck Problem / John Martin Fischer -- PART III: INCOMPATIBILISM AND OMISSIONS. 6. Compatibilist Ultimacy: Resisting the Threat of Kane's U Condition / Michael McKenna ; 7. The Direct Argument for Incompatibilism / David Widerker and Ira M. Schnall ; 8. Freedom, Responsibility, and Omitting to Act / Randolph Clarke -- PART IV: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FREE WILL. 9. Responsibility for Emotions, Alternative Possibilities, and Reasons / Ishtiyaque Haji ; 10. Moral Responsibility, the Reactive Attitudes, and the Significance of (Libertarian) Free Will / Dana Kay Nelkin ; 11. The Dialectic of Selfhood and the Significance of Free Will / Derk Pereboom -- PART V: KANE'S REPLY. 12. New Arguments in Debates on Libertarian Free Will: Responses to Contributors / Robert Kane.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-223) and index.
Note:This book is a collection of new essays on the libertarian position on free will and related issues that focuses specifically on the views of philosopher Robert Kane. Written by a distinguished group of philosophers, the essays cover various areas of philosophy including metaphysics, ethics, and philosophy of mind.--Book jacket
