A metaphysics for freedom /

Steward argues that determinism is incompatible with agency itself - not only the special human variety of agency, but also powers which can be accorded to animal agents. She offers a non-dualistic version of libertarianism, rooted in a conception of what biological forms of organisation might make...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Steward, Helen
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Zusammenfassung:
Steward argues that determinism is incompatible with agency itself - not only the special human variety of agency, but also powers which can be accorded to animal agents. She offers a non-dualistic version of libertarianism, rooted in a conception of what biological forms of organisation might make possible in the way of freedom.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 267 pages)
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-870646-4
1-280-49964-8
9786613594877
0-19-162928-6
Schlagworte:
Free will and determinism.
Agent (Philosophy)
Causation.
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