Humean Libertarianism / / 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 d...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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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 |
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Summary: | 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. |
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. |