Free will, agency, and meaning in life /

Derk Pereboom articulates and defends an original, forward-looking conception of moral responsibility. He argues that although we may not possess the kind of free will that is normally considered necessary for moral responsibility, this does not jeopardize our sense of ourselves as agents, or a robu...

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Pereboom, Derk
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Derk Pereboom articulates and defends an original, forward-looking conception of moral responsibility. He argues that although we may not possess the kind of free will that is normally considered necessary for moral responsibility, this does not jeopardize our sense of ourselves as agents, or a robust sense of achievement and meaning in life.
Umfang:
1 online resource (vii, 219 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-102262-4
0-19-877686-1
0-19-150872-1
Schlagworte:
Free will and determinism.
Responsibility.
Agent (Philosophy)
Meaning (Philosophy)
Life.
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