Freedom and Morality and other Essays [Hardcover]

This is a representative collection of the work of A.J. Ayer, one of the most influential contemporary philosophers. It includes his Whidden lectures on freedom and morality, which were presented at McMaster University in 1983, a previously unpublished essay on J.L. Mackie's Theory of Causal Priority, and seven other essays which cover such topics as: references and identity, the causal theory of perception, the prisoner's paradox, self-evidence and certainty, and the history of the Vienna Circle.

There is not a sentence in it but sparkles with lucidity and grace. --The Observer

Because of Sir Alfred Ayer's pithy language and trenchant style, this thin volume overflows with provocative insights and observations on several important issues dear to philosophers of the analytic tradition. --Idealistic Studies