Freedom and Determinism
- ISBN-10
- 0262532573
- ISBN-13
- 9780262532570
- Category
- Free will and determinism
- Pages
- 329
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Authors
- Michael O'Rourke, David Shier, Joseph Keim Campbell
Description
A state-of-the-art collection of previously unpublished essays on the topics of determinism, free will, moral responsibility, and action theory, written by some of the most important figures in these fields of study.
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