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Freedom, teleology, and evil / Stewart Goetz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goetz, Stewart.
- Series:
- Continuum studies in philosophy of religion.
- Continuum studies in philosophy of religion
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free will and determinism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Free will and determinism.
- Theodicy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Continuum, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Freedom, Teleology, and Evil Stewart Goetz defends the existence of libertarian freedom of the will. He argues that choices are essentially uncaused events with teleological explanations in the form of reasons or purposes. Because choices are uncaused events with teleological explanations, whenever agents choose they are free to choose otherwise. Given this freedom to choose otherwise, agents are morally responsible for how they choose. Thus, Goetz advocates and defends the principle of alternative possibilities which states that agents are morally responsible for a choice only if th
- Contents:
- Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Noncausal Agency; 3 Noncausal Agency and its Critics; 4 Noncausal Agency and Problems of Luck; 5 The Principle of Alternative Possibilities; 6 Self-forming Choices, Life Plans, and the Problem of Evil; Notes; Bibliography; Subject Index; Name Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-212) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786612875762
- 9781282875760
- 1282875760
- 9781441171832
- 1441171835
- OCLC:
- 676698315
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