The essays in this volume explore various issues pertaining to human agency, such as the relationship between free will and causal determinism, and the nature and conditions of moral responsibility.
- Builds on and extends some of the very best recent work in the field.
- Features lively and vigorous debate.
- Forges connections between abstract philosophical theorizing and applied work in neuroscience and even criminal law.
1. Can We Ever Be Really, Truly, Ultimately, Free?: Mark Bernstein (Purdue University).
2. On an Argument for the Impossibility of Moral Responsibility: Randolph Clark (University of Georgia).
3. Deliberation and Metaphysical Freedom: E. J. Coffman (University of Notre Dame) and Ted A. Warfield (University of Notre Dame).
4. Alienation, Autonomy, and the Self: Laura Waddell Ekstrom (College of William and Mary).
5. Neurobiology, Neuroimaging, and Free Will: Walter Glannon (University of Calgary).
6. Frankfurt-Style Counterexamples and Begging the Question: Steward Goetz (Ursinus College).
7. Freedom, Obligation, and Responsibility: Prospects for a Unifying Theory: Ishtiyaque Haji (University of Calgary).
8. Moral Responsibility and Buffered Alternatives: David P. Hunt (Whittier College).
9. Decisions, Intentions, and Free Will: Alfred R. Mele (Florida State University).
10. Where Frankfurt and Strawson Meet: Michael McKenna (Ithaca College).
11. Freedom, Responsibility and the Challenge of Situationism: Dana K. Nelkin (University of California, San Diego).
12. Freedom with a Human Face: Timothy O'Connor (Indiana University).
13. Defending Hard Incompatibililƒ#