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Why free will is real / Christian List.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- List, Christian, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free will and determinism.
- Physical laws.
- Physics--Religious aspects.
- Physics.
- Religion and science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Many scientists and scientifically-minded philosophers are skeptical that free will exists. In clear, scientifically rigorous terms, Christian List explains that free will is like other real phenomena that emerge from physical laws but are autonomous from them-like an ecosystem or the economy-and are indispensable for explaining our world.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Free Will
- 2. Three Challenges
- 3. In Defence of Intentional Agency
- 4. In Defence of Alternative Possibilities
- 5. In Defence of Causal Control
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9780674239814
- 0674239814
- 9780674239807
- 0674239806
- OCLC:
- 1091029322
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