This book brings together twelve original contributions by leading scholars on the much-debated issues of what is free will and how can we exercise it in a world governed by laws of nature. Which conception of laws of nature best fits with how we conceive of free will? And which constraints does our conception of the laws of nature place on how we think of free will? The metaphysics of causation and the metaphysics of dispositions are also explored in this edited volume, in relation to whether they may or may not be game-changers in how we think about both free will and the laws of nature. The volume presents the views of a range of international experts on these issues, and aims at providing the reader with novel approaches to a core problem in philosophy. The target audience is composed by academics and scholars who are interested in an original and contemporary approach to these long-debated issues. Chapters [2] and [4] are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
| ISBN: | 9783030924881 |
| Publication date: | 30th March 2023 |
| Author: | Christopher J Austin |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | Synthese Library |
| Genres: |
Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge Philosophy of science Ethics and moral philosophy |