Natural Agency: An Essay on the Causal Theory of Action

by John Bishop and John Bishop

Book Overview

From a moral point of view we think of ourselves as capable of responsible actions. From a scientific point of view we think of ourselves as animals whose behavior, however highly evolved, conforms to natural scientific laws. Natural Agency argues that these different perspectives can be reconciled, despite the skepticism of many philosophers who have argued that free will is impossible under scientific determinism. This skepticism is best overcome...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521063973
• ISBN13: 9780521063975
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"