This book shows that the theory of determinism, the doctrine that everything we believe, feel or do is determined by forces outside our control, is false (and actually self contradictory). The book shows that free will is self caused and involves the choice to use our rational faculty or not. Experiments that claim to prove determinism are refuted. The "libertarian" view that free will is based on randomness is also show to be fallacious. A distinction is made between what free will entails and what its limits are. The book ...
Read More
This book shows that the theory of determinism, the doctrine that everything we believe, feel or do is determined by forces outside our control, is false (and actually self contradictory). The book shows that free will is self caused and involves the choice to use our rational faculty or not. Experiments that claim to prove determinism are refuted. The "libertarian" view that free will is based on randomness is also show to be fallacious. A distinction is made between what free will entails and what its limits are. The book shows that determinists' scorn for people who believe in free will (calling this view "folk psychology" based on ignorance) is misguided. It is determinists who are victims of a false view of human nature.
Read Less
Add this copy of The Illusion of Determinism: Why Free Will is Real and to cart. $20.64, very good condition, Sold by Title Wave Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Albuquerque, NM, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by BookBaby.
Add this copy of The Illusion of Determinism: Why Free Will is Real and to cart. $32.95, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by BookBaby.
Add this copy of The Illusion of Determinism: Why Free Will is Real and to cart. $42.00, new condition, Sold by BetterBookDeals rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 2017 by BookBaby.
Add this copy of The Illusion of Determinism: Why Free Will is Real and to cart. $56.87, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by BookBaby.
Add this copy of The Illusion of Determinism: Why Free Will is Real and to cart. $61.80, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by BookBaby.
