A Companion to Free Will

A Companion to Free Will is a comprehensive and accessible resource for anyone interested in the philosophy of free will, offering an authoritative survey of perennial issues and contemporary debates. It brings together the work of a diverse team of established and younger scholars, providing innovative perspectives and fresh approaches to the classical compatibility problem, moral and legal responsibility, consciousness in free action, action theory, determinism, logical fatalism, impossibilism, and more. The book covers general coverage of the discipline and an in-depth exploration of both CAP and non-CAP perspectives on the problem of free will and determinism, raising new questions about what the debate should be about. Coverage of modern exchanges between leading philosophers is complemented by commentary, insights, and selections that examine compatibilist, libertarian, and denialist viewpoints.

Format: Hardback
Length: 528 pages
Publication date: 10 July 2023
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

A comprehensive, cutting-edge, and accessible accompaniment to various narratives about free will, A Companion to Free Will is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the philosophy of free will. Offering an authoritative survey of perennial issues and contemporary debates within the field, this well-balanced volume brings together the work of a diverse team of established and younger scholars, offering innovative perspectives and fresh approaches to the classical compatibility problem, moral and legal responsibility, consciousness in free action, action theory, determinism, logical fatalism, impossibilism, and much more.

The Companions 30 chapters provide general coverage of the discipline as well as an in-depth exploration of both CAP (Classical Analytic Paradigm) and non-CAP perspectives on the problem of free will and the problem of determinism—raising new questions about what the free will debate is, or should be, about. Throughout the book, coverage of modern exchanges between the worlds leading philosophers is complemented by incisive commentary, novel insights, and selections that examine compatibilist, libertarian, and denialist viewpoints.

Offers a balanced presentation of conflicting theories and ongoing debates about the nature, existence, and implications of free will. Explores the role of scientific advances and empirical methods in contributing to discourses on free will and action theory. Reviews new developments in longstanding arguments between compatibilist and incompatibilist approaches to free will, including those that question this way of framing the debate and critique the standard terminology. Discusses descriptive, revisionary, and pragmatic approaches for defining key concepts and addressing compatibility problems.

ISBN-13: 9781119210139