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The freedom of the will / by J.R. Lucas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lucas, J. R. (John Randolph), 1929- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free will and determinism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 181 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1970.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the 1960s, the Oxford philosopher J.R. Lucas published a refutation of computationalism based on Gödel's theorems. This book is his most complete statement on the matter, effectively countering many earlier criticisms.
- Contents:
- Freedom and philosophy
- Responsibility and freedom
- The common sense reply
- Necessity and constraint
- Determinism without tears
- Determinism and responsibility
- Prediction
- Causes and explanations
- Regularity and rational explanations
- Partial and complete explanations
- General arguments for and against determinism
- Types of determinism
- Logical determinism or fatalism
- Theological determinism: omniscience and foreknowledge
- Psychological determinism
- Physical determinism
- Reformulation of physical determinism
- Arguments in favor of physical determinism
- Criticisms of metaphysical materialism
- Quantum mechanics
- The presupposition of thought
- Self-reference
- Referring
- Godel numbering and Godel's theorem
- The application of Godel's theorem
- Objections to Godelian argument
- Dialogues and intuitions
- Mathematical theology
- Reflections on the Godelian argument
- Consequences.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-80978-7
- OCLC:
- 1027205800
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