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An Essay on Free Will 4 reviews Peter van Inwagen
Oxford University Press, USA, 1986
A contemporary classic on the free will problem
+ A Philosophical Masterpiece + Highly influential free will classic + Excellent treatment of its chosen subject
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Persons and Causes: The Metaphysics of Free Will 1 review Timothy O'Connor
Oxford University Press, USA, 2002
Agent Causation Redux
Timothy O'Connor explores (as many have not) the metaphysical underpinnings of agent-causation, the common-sensical idea that our actions are caused by ourselves, rather than by events. He sees that agent-causation requires an analysis of event-causation in terms of the powers of things as released ...
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The Oxford Handbook of Free Will (Oxford Handbooks) 4 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Nice Broad Overview of Issues
+ Oxford and Kane have done it again! + Robert Kane's *The Oxford Handbook on Free Will* + Kane's Compilation Will Leave You Proud To Lose An Argument
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The Significance of Free Will 6 reviews Robert Kane
Oxford University Press, USA, 1998
Kane Presents the Most Promising Defense of Libertarianism
+ Wonderful except for its politics + Interesting, somewhat misguided + Great book - even if you don't agree with everything said + A brilliant exposition of the key issues for free will
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Living without Free Will (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy) 1 review Derk Pereboom
Cambridge University Press, 2001
practical and philosphical approach
A good outline of the problem, especially the contradictions inherent in the compatibilist position. What this book does best though is deal with the implications for our grossly outdated approaches to criminal behaviour/responisibility and the implicatons of determinism for our existence in ...
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My Way: Essays on Moral Responsibility John Martin Fischer
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
This is a selection of essays on moral responsibility that represent the major components of John Martin Fischer's overall approach to freedom of the will and moral responsibility. The collection exhibits the overall structure of Fischer's view and shows how the various elements fit together to form a comprehensive framework for analyzing free will and moral responsibility. The topics include ...
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The Significance of Free Will 6 reviews Robert Kane
Oxford University Press, USA, 1998
Kane Presents the Most Promising Defense of Libertarianism
+ Wonderful except for its politics + Interesting, somewhat misguided + Great book - even if you don't agree with everything said + A brilliant exposition of the key issues for free will
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Living without Free Will (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy) 1 review Derk Pereboom
Cambridge University Press, 2001
practical and philosphical approach
A good outline of the problem, especially the contradictions inherent in the compatibilist position. What this book does best though is deal with the implications for our grossly outdated approaches to criminal behaviour/responisibility and the implicatons of determinism for our existence in ...
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My Way: Essays on Moral Responsibility John Martin Fischer
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
This is a selection of essays on moral responsibility that represent the major components of John Martin Fischer's overall approach to freedom of the will and moral responsibility. The collection exhibits the overall structure of Fischer's view and shows how the various elements fit together to form a comprehensive framework for analyzing free will and moral responsibility. The topics include ...
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The Oxford Handbook of Free Will (Oxford Handbooks) 4 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Nice Broad Overview of Issues
+ Oxford and Kane have done it again! + Robert Kane's *The Oxford Handbook on Free Will* + Kane's Compilation Will Leave You Proud To Lose An Argument
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An Essay on Free Will 4 reviews Peter van Inwagen
Oxford University Press, USA, 1986
A contemporary classic on the free will problem
+ A Philosophical Masterpiece + Highly influential free will classic + Excellent treatment of its chosen subject
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Persons and Causes: The Metaphysics of Free Will 1 review Timothy O'Connor
Oxford University Press, USA, 2002
Agent Causation Redux
Timothy O'Connor explores (as many have not) the metaphysical underpinnings of agent-causation, the common-sensical idea that our actions are caused by ourselves, rather than by events. He sees that agent-causation requires an analysis of event-causation in terms of the powers of things as released ...
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