Ultimate freedom : beyond free will / Keith Lehrer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lehrer, Keith, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Choice (Psychology).

Self.

Will.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Freedom of choice is the subject. 'How dare you!' challenged Greta Thunberg. The members of the climate summit had freedom of choice to act on the scientific evidence she presented rather than on personal desire. What is the difference between acting on desire and acting on what you prefer because of scientific acceptance? There is a form of preference that is an ultimate explanation of choice. In this book it is called a power preference. It is a preference that loops back on to itself, a fixed-point vector, and suffices to explain human agency. The power preference includes scientific explanation and is compatible with determinism.

Contents:

Cover

Ultimate Freedom

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Freedom of Choice and Acceptance

1. Preference, Reason, and Agency

2. Freedom of Choice: Source and Leeway

3. Reason, Preference, and Freedom

4. Determinism, Ultimate Preference, and the Consistency Claim

5. Freedom of Choice and Conflict Resolution

6. Freedom, Representation, and Consciousness

Epilogue: Freedom and Two Systems

Appendix: On Keith Lehrer's Conception of a Power Preference

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 1, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Lehrer, Keith Ultimate Freedom

ISBN:

0-19-769505-1

0-19-769503-5

0-19-769504-3