Rationality + consciousness = free will / / David Hodgson.
In recent years, philosophical discussions of free will have focused largely on whether or not free will is compatible with determinism. In this challenging book, David Hodgson takes a fresh approach to the question of free will, contending that close consideration of human rationality and human consciousness shows that together they give us free will, in a robust and indeterministic sense. In particular, they give us the capacity to respond appositely to feature-rich gestalts of conscious experiences, in ways that are not wholly determined by laws of nature or computational rules. The author
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| Paralleltitel | Rationality plus consciousness equals free will |
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| Ort, Verlag, Jahr |
Oxford ; New York
: Oxford University Press
, 2011
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| Umfang | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| ISBN | 0-19-020860-0 1-283-42761-3 9786613427618 0-19-984531-X |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Zusatzinfo | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Zusatzinfo | Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The problem of free will and responsibility; Compatibilism; Haldane's argument; How I will proceed; 1. Foundational Beliefs; Can I be certain that I exist?; The need for language; Experiences and the external world; Foundational beliefs; 2. Truth and Rationality; Truth; Relativity of truth?; Rationality; Fallacies and biases; Stich's argument; A legal example; Core assertions about truth and rationality; 3. Plausible Reasoning; Formal and informal reasoning; Induction; Bayes' Theorem; Illustration of Bayes' Theorem; Levels of cognitive processes Core assertions about plausible reasoning4. Consciousness and Decision-Making; Dual aspects; Characteristic features of conscious experiences; Subjectivity; Qualia and unity; Neural correlates of consciousness; The efficacy of conscious experiences; Three questions; Rule-determined processes do not need consciousness; Core assertions about consciousness and decision-making; 5. Gestalts and Rules; The argument outlined; Laws and rules; The Game of Life and computation; Tricks of consciousness; Some further thoughts; Core assertions about gestalts and rules; 6. How Gestalts Promote Rationality Evolutionary originsAesthetic judgments; Plausible reasoning; Conclusion; Core assertions about how gestalts promote rationality; 7. Science and Determinism; A lawful universe; Quantum mechanics; The free will theorem; Explanation of the theorem; Implications; Time and the block universe; Core assertions about science and determinism; 8. Neuroscience and Conscious Choice; Science and the brain; A general picture; The Cartesian theatre; The scale and nature of quantum effects; Libet, Gazzaniga and Wegner; Core assertions about neuroscience and conscious choice; 9. Indeterministic Free Will Will and responsibilityComparison with Kane; Agent-causation; Compatibilism; Assessment of compatibilism; Does luck swallow everything?; More about luck; Core assertions about indeterministic free will; 10. Value Judgments; A different philosophical approach; Natural imperatives; Absolute imperatives; Prima facie imperatives; No reasonable irreconcilable differences; Why be moral?; Good, evil and beauty; Community practices and laws; Legal systems; Capacity for reasonable value judgments; Core assertions about value judgments; 11. Responsibility and Retribution; Responses to wrong conduct OverviewAustralian criminal law; Retribution as a restriction on State compulsion; Why retribution should be maintained; Philosophical bases for retribution; The future of retribution; Core assertions about responsibility and retribution; 12. The Big Picture; The scientific account; An experienced universe; Constraint, empowerment and guidance; Religious belief: a subject for rational enquiry; A value-embedded universe; Where do we come from?; Where are we going?; Can more specfic beliefs be supported?; Potential for evil and good; Core assertions about the big picture Appendix A: Why Bayes' Theorem Works |
| Zusatzinfo | English |
| Serie/Reihe | Philosophy of mind series. |
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