On Determinism and Freedom

by Ted Honderich

The most recalcitrant problem of philosophy, free will, laid out and taken beyond unsatisfactory standard solutions by Britain's foremost working philosopher.Determinism comes in many forms, some confused, some inconsistent, some incomplete. Some philosophers maintain that determinism is incompatible with true freedom. And others, that determinism is no threat to our freedom. But are these philosophers really assigning an 'unfreedom' to us...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748618414
• ISBN13: 9780748618415
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher