Determinism / Bernard Berofsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berofsky, Bernard, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 1536

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Free will and determinism.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bernard Berofsky formulates a concept of determinism in terms that will be constructive for the continuing libertarian-determinist debate. His discussion will interest those who want a deeper understanding of this metaphysical doctrine, and anyone whose fundamental concern is with the nature of human responsibility and the possible threats to it posed by determinism.Originally published in 1971.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

Part 1. Accounts of Determinism

I. Foreknowledge

II. Predictability

III. Explanation

IV. Causality

Part 2. A Definition of Determinism

V. The Structure of a Definition

VI. The Regularity Theory: Translatability

VII. The Regularity Theory: Adequacy

VIII. Deterministic Accounts

IX. Determinism Defined

Part 3. The Truth of Determinism

X. The Alleged Triviality of Determinism

XI. Determinism and Falsification

XII. Deterministic Theories and the Observable World

XIII. Psychological Determinism

Index

Notes:

A revision of the author's thesis, Columbia University, 1963.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781400867295

1400867290

OCLC:

902957876