This comprehensive introductory guide includes discussion of the major contemporary positions on compatibilism and incompatibilism, and of the central arguments that are a focus of the current debate, including the Consequence Argument, manipulation arguments, and Frankfurt's famous argument against the 'Principle of Alternate Possibilities.
About the Author: Helen Beebee is Samuel Hall Professor of Philosophy at the University of Manchester, UK.
191 Pages
Philosophy, Metaphysics
Series Name: Palgrave Philosophy Today
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This comprehensive introductory guide includes discussion of the major contemporary positions on compatibilism and incompatibilism, and of the central arguments that are a focus of the current debate, including the Consequence Argument, manipulation arguments, and Frankfurt's famous argument against the 'Principle of Alternate Possibilities.
About the Author
Helen Beebee is Samuel Hall Professor of Philosophy at the University of Manchester, UK. She has published papers on freedom of the will, causality, laws of nature, the problem of induction, and other topics. Her books include Hume on Causation (2006) and Metaphysics: The Key Concepts (with Nikk Effingham and Philip Goff, 2011).
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Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 191
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: Metaphysics
Series Title: Palgrave Philosophy Today
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Format: Paperback
Author: H Beebee
Language: English
Street Date: October 30, 2013
TCIN: 1014885443
UPC: 9780230232938
Item Number (DPCI): 247-66-1042
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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