Why Free Will Is Real /
List, Christian
Why Free Will Is Real / Christian List. - 1 online resource (176 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Free Will -- 2. Three Challenges -- 3. In Defence of Intentional Agency -- 4. In Defence of Alternative Possibilities -- 5. In Defence of Causal Control -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Many scientists and scientifically-minded philosophers are skeptical that free will exists. In clear, scientifically rigorous terms, Christian List explains that free will is like other real phenomena that emerge from physical laws but are autonomous from them—like an ecosystem or the economy—and are indispensable for explaining our world.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674239807
10.4159/9780674239807 doi
Free will and determinism.
Physical laws.
Physics--Religious aspects.
Religion and science.
PHILOSOPHY / Free Will & Determinism.
BJ1461 / .L55 2019eb
123/.5
Why Free Will Is Real / Christian List. - 1 online resource (176 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Free Will -- 2. Three Challenges -- 3. In Defence of Intentional Agency -- 4. In Defence of Alternative Possibilities -- 5. In Defence of Causal Control -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Many scientists and scientifically-minded philosophers are skeptical that free will exists. In clear, scientifically rigorous terms, Christian List explains that free will is like other real phenomena that emerge from physical laws but are autonomous from them—like an ecosystem or the economy—and are indispensable for explaining our world.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674239807
10.4159/9780674239807 doi
Free will and determinism.
Physical laws.
Physics--Religious aspects.
Religion and science.
PHILOSOPHY / Free Will & Determinism.
BJ1461 / .L55 2019eb
123/.5