Humean Libertarianism

Marius Backmann (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

251 Seiten

2013
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-032050-3 (ISBN)

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What does it mean for an agent to be free? Is determinism true? What are laws of nature? This book deals with the interconnections between these questions. Backmann argues for the view that libertarianism can be reconciled with determinism. In order to reach this goal, libertarianism – classically defined as an incompatibilist theory of free will – is defined as the thesis that at the time of decision, the agent must be able to choose between alternative courses of action. Backmann claims that this notion of libertarianism can be reconciled with determinism provided that determinism is understood in a Humean fashion, i.e. backed by a Humean theory of laws of nature. The resulting view – Humean Libertarianism – is an intermediate position between classical compatibilism and incompatibilism.

Marius Backmann, University of Münster, Germany.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.2.2013
Verlagsort	Berlin/Boston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	432 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
Schlagworte	David Hume • David Hume; Free Will; Determinism • Determinism • Determinismus • Free Will • Freier Wille • Liberalismus • Naturgesetz • Willensfreiheit
ISBN-10	3-11-032050-9 / 3110320509
ISBN-13	978-3-11-032050-3 / 9783110320503
Zustand	Neuware