Humean Libertarianism / / Marius Backmann.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Backmann, Marius,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; 1 DETERMINISM --; 2 NECESSITY AND LAWS OF NATURE --; 3 LIBERTARIANISM --; 4 OBJECTIONS AGAINST EVENT-CAUSAL LIBERTARIANISM --; 5 HUMEAN LIBERTARIANISM: FORTES, FOIBLES, AND FUTURE FOLLIES --; REFERENCES
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110320701; 9783110238570; 9783110238488; 9783110636949; 9783110317350; 9783110317329; 9783110317312; 9783110331202; 9783110331196
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110320701
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Marius Backmann.

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.