Freedom and responsibility
by Bok, Hilary
Can we reconcile the idea that we are free and responsible agents with the idea that what we do is determined according to natural laws? For centuries, philosophers have tried in different ways to show that we can. Hilary Bok takes a fresh approach here, as she seeks to show that the two ideas are compatible by drawing on the distinction between practical and theoretical reasoning.
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- Full title :Freedom and responsibility / Hilary Bok.
Summary
Can we reconcile the idea that we are free and responsible agents with the idea that what we do is determined according to natural laws? For centuries, philosophers have tried in different ways to show that we can. Hilary Bok takes a fresh approach here, as she seeks to show that the two ideas are compatible by drawing on the distinction between practical and theoretical reasoning.
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- Publication Date:©1998.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication:Princeton, N.J
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1998.
The Physical Object
- Description:220 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:069101566X, 9780691015668
- oclc:ocm39013734
- LC Classification:BJ1461
- Dewey Decimal:123/.5
Table of Contents
Introduction -- The Problem -- Theoretical and practical reason -- Freedom -- Holding ourselves responsible -- The Adequacy of my account -- Excursus on guilt -- Holding others responsible -- Conclusion.
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