Keywords
The problem of free will
Peter van Inwagen
Moral responsibility
Determinism.
Peter van Inwagen
Moral responsibility
Determinism.
How to Cite
MERLUSSI, Pedro. Book review: VAN INWAGEN, Peter. Thinking about Free Will. (Cambridge University Press, 2017, 232 pages.). Manuscrito: International Journal of Philosophy, Campinas, SP, v. 42, n. 1, p. 211–218, 2019. Disponível em: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/manuscrito/article/view/8656534. Acesso em: 16 aug. 2024.
Abstract
In this review, I discuss some aspects of van Inwagen’s insights with respect to the notions of free will and determinism. My main focus is on the author’s formulation of the free will problem.
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LEWIS, D. Are we free to break the laws?. Theoria 47: 113-21, 1981.
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