Explaining Free Will; a New Approach Using Independence Indeterminism a Novel Naturalistic Metaphysics for an Open Creative Universe

Elstob, Michael

ISBN 10: 1790603269 / ISBN 13: 9781790603268

Published by Privately Printed, London, 2018

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1st edition in soft cover format, 8vo, 315pp, card covers; VG+/Fine Copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Explaining Free Will; a New Approach Using Independence Indeterminism a Novel Naturalistic Metaphysics for an Open Creative Universe
• Publisher: Privately Printed, London
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1790603269
• ISBN 13: 9781790603268
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sciences & Technology
  • Philosophy & Psychology

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Synopsis

The problem of free will – what exactly it is, whether it is required for us to be morally responsible for our actions, and whether any natural being can possibly possess it – has remained unresolved for well over 2000 years. Now, starting from the very widely held belief that most change takes place in a way that is independent of how most other change is taking place, this book builds an argument – and a novel metaphysical view dubbed “independence indeterminism” – that rapidly leads not only to a paradigm-changing way of viewing existence, but also to a new way of explaining and justifying our possession of free will. This carefully and fully argued book will be of interest to a wide readership not only because of its focus on free will but also because independence indeterminism helps resolve other long-standing issues, including why the mind is not wholly reducible to causally determined processes occurring in the brain.