Doing without free will :: Spinoza and contemporary moral problems /

Doing without Free Will: Spinoza and Contemporary Moral Problems introduces Spinoza into the current discussion of the possibility of morality without free will, as it was he who first accomplished such a task. While his contemporaries reacted with shock to his determinist philosophy, today more peo...

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Weitere Verfasser: Goldenbaum, Ursula (HerausgeberIn), Kluz, Christopher (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
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Zusammenfassung:Doing without Free Will: Spinoza and Contemporary Moral Problems introduces Spinoza into the current discussion of the possibility of morality without free will, as it was he who first accomplished such a task. While his contemporaries reacted with shock to his determinist philosophy, today more people are ready to take seriously Spinoza's moral philosophy, which provides a foundation for our understanding of responsibility, akrasia, and moral values without the need for free will.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxviii, 136 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-130) and index.
ISBN:9781498523233
1498523234

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