Determinism is, roughly, the thesis that facts about the past and the laws of nature entail all truths. A venerable, age-old dilemma concerning responsibility distils to this: if either determinism is true or it is not true, we lack "responsibility-grounding" control. Either determinism is true or i
Free will and moral responsibility
โ Scribed by Caouette, Justin;Haji, Ishtiyaque
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 279
- Edition
- Online-ausg
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Subjects
Free will and determinism;Responsibility;;Electronic books
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