The Significance of Free Will by Robert Kane (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Significance of Free Will by Robert Kane Kane offers an account of the issues surrounding free will and moral responsibility. He presents a version of the "incompatibilist" or "libertarian" view of free will, defending the classic view of free will as "the power of agents to be the ultimate creators and sustainers of their own ends and purposes" against a range of modern critics. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the past quarter-century, there has been a resurgence of interest in philosophical questions about free will. After a clear and broad-reaching survey of these recent debates, Robert Kane presents his own controversial view. Arguing persuasively for a traditional incompatibilist or libertarian conception of free will, Kane demonstrates that such a conception can be made intelligible without appeals to obscure or mysterious forms of agency and thus can bereconciled with a contemporary scientific picture of the world. Author Biography Robert Kane, MD, currently holds an endowed chair in Long-term Care and Aging, directs the Center on Aging and the Minnesota Geriatric Education Center and co-directs the Universitys Clinical Outcomes Research Center. He also directs an AHRQ-funded Evidence-based Practice Center. He was the Dean of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health from 1985-1990. Table of Contents 1.: IntroductionI. The Ascent Problem:Compatibility and Significance2.: Will3.: Responsibility4.: Alternative Possibilities5.: Ultimate Responsibility6.: SignificanceII. The Descent Problem: Intelligibility and Existence7.: Plurality and Indeterminism8.: Moral and Prudential Choice9.: Efforts, Purposes, and Practical Reason10.: Objections and Responses11.: ConclusionNotesReferencesIndex Review "Provides the most fully articulated, the most comprehensive, and the best case for libertarianism that has ever been devised."--Richard Double, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania"A magisterial work [that] culminates twenty-five years of thinking about the problems of free will. For those who believe both that robust free will cannot survive in a deterministic climate and that a viable free will need be scientifically respectable, Kanes work may prove salvific."--Mark Bernstein, University of Texas at San Antonio"For more than a decade Robert Kane has vigorously defended libertarian free will in prose and print. Significance represents his definitive statement and it is a truly splendid book. Remarkably well organized and original, Significance requires rethinking standard convictions in the freedom/determinism debate about explanation, causation, responsibility, and worth. Its a must read for philosophers, psychologists, and cognitivescientists."--George Graham, University of Alabama at Birmingham"This is, quite simply, the most thoughtful and detailed defense of libertarianism currently available." --Alfred R. Mele, Davidson College",,,complex and carefully argued..."--Times Literary Supplement"Provides the most fully articulated, the most comprehensive, and the best case for libertarianism that has ever been devised."--Richard Double, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania"A magisterial work [that] culminates twenty-five years of thinking about the problems of free will. For those who believe both that robust free will cannot survive in a deterministic climate and that a viable free will need be scientifically respectable, Kanes work may prove salvific."--Mark Bernstein, University of Texas at San Antonio"For more than a decade Robert Kane has vigorously defended libertarian free will in prose and print. Significance represents his definitive statement and it is a truly splendid book. Remarkably well organized and original, Significance requires rethinking standard convictions in the freedom/determinism debate about explanation, causation, responsibility, and worth. Its a must read for philosophers, psychologists, and cognitivescientists."--George Graham, University of Alabama at Birmingham"This is, quite simply, the most thoughtful and detailed defense of libertarianism currently available." --Alfred R. Mele, Davidson College",,,complex and carefully argued..."--Times Literary Supplement Long Description In the past quarter-century, there has been a resurgence of interest in philosophical questions about free will. After a clear and broad-reaching survey of these recent debates, Robert Kane presents his own controversial view. Arguing persuasively for a traditional incompatibilist or libertarian conception of free will, Kane demonstrates that such a conception can be made intelligible without appeals to obscure or mysterious forms of agency and thus can bereconciled with a contemporary scientific picture of the world. Review Text "Provides the most fully articulated, the most comprehensive, and the best case for libertarianism that has ever been devised."--Richard Double, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania"A magisterial work [that] culminates twenty-five years of thinking about the problems of free will. For those who believe both that robust free will cannot survive in a deterministic climate and that a viable free will need be scientifically respectable, Kanes work may prove salvific."--Mark Bernstein, University of Texas at San Antonio"For more than a decade Robert Kane has vigorously defended libertarian free will in prose and print. Significance represents his definitive statement and it is a truly splendid book. Remarkably well organized and original, Significance requires rethinking standard convictions in the freedom/determinism debate about explanation, causation, responsibility, and worth. Its a must read for philosophers, psychologists, and cognitivescientists."--George Graham, University of Alabama at Birmingham"This is, quite simply, the most thoughtful and detailed defense of libertarianism currently available." --Alfred R. Mele, Davidson College",,,complex and carefully argued..."--Times Literary Supplement"Provides the most fully articulated, the most comprehensive, and the best case for libertarianism that has ever been devised."--Richard Double, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania"A magisterial work [that] culminates twenty-five years of thinking about the problems of free will. For those who believe both that robust free will cannot survive in a deterministic climate and that a viable free will need be scientifically respectable, Kanes work may prove salvific."--Mark Bernstein, University of Texas at San Antonio"For more than a decade Robert Kane has vigorously defended libertarian free will in prose and print. Significance represents his definitive statement and it is a truly splendid book. Remarkably well organized and original, Significance requires rethinking standard convictions in the freedom/determinism debate about explanation, causation, responsibility, and worth. Its a must read for philosophers, psychologists, and cognitivescientists."--George Graham, University of Alabama at Birmingham"This is, quite simply, the most thoughtful and detailed defense of libertarianism currently available." --Alfred R. Mele, Davidson College",,,complex and carefully argued..."--Times Literary Supplement Review Quote "This is, quite simply, the most thoughtful and detailed defense of libertarianism currently available." --Alfred R. Mele, Davidson College Details ISBN0195105508 Short Title SIGNIFICANCE OF FREE WILL Language English ISBN-10 0195105508 ISBN-13 9780195105506 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 123.5 Illustrations black & white illustrations Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780195105506 UK Release Date 1997-01-23 AU Release Date 1997-01-23 NZ Release Date 1997-01-23 US Release Date 1997-01-23 Edited by Jennifer M. Piscopo Birth 1980 Affiliation Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Salem College Position Assistant Professor of Public Policy Qualifications PhD Author Robert Kane Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Year 1997 Publication Date 1997-01-23 Alternative 9780195126563 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 280 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97821790;

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