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Just Deserts
Debating Free Will
Taschenbuch von Daniel C Dennett (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
The concept of free will is profoundly important to our self-understanding, our interpersonal relationships, and our moral and legal practices. If it turns out that no one is ever free and morally responsible, what would that mean for society, morality, meaning, and the law?

Just Deserts brings together two philosophers - Daniel C. Dennett and Gregg D. Caruso - to debate their respective views on free will, moral responsibility, and legal punishment. In three extended conversations, Dennett and Caruso present their arguments for and against the existence of free will and debate their implications. Dennett argues that the kind of free will required for moral responsibility is compatible with determinism - for him, self-control is key; we are not responsible for becoming responsible, but are responsible for staying responsible, for keeping would-be puppeteers at bay. Caruso takes the opposite view, arguing that who we are and what we do is ultimately the result of factors beyond our control, and because of this we are never morally responsible for our actions in the sense that would make us truly deserving of blame and praise, punishment and reward.

Just Deserts introduces the concepts central to the debate about free will and moral responsibility by way of an entertaining, rigorous, and sometimes heated philosophical dialogue between two leading thinkers.
The concept of free will is profoundly important to our self-understanding, our interpersonal relationships, and our moral and legal practices. If it turns out that no one is ever free and morally responsible, what would that mean for society, morality, meaning, and the law?

Just Deserts brings together two philosophers - Daniel C. Dennett and Gregg D. Caruso - to debate their respective views on free will, moral responsibility, and legal punishment. In three extended conversations, Dennett and Caruso present their arguments for and against the existence of free will and debate their implications. Dennett argues that the kind of free will required for moral responsibility is compatible with determinism - for him, self-control is key; we are not responsible for becoming responsible, but are responsible for staying responsible, for keeping would-be puppeteers at bay. Caruso takes the opposite view, arguing that who we are and what we do is ultimately the result of factors beyond our control, and because of this we are never morally responsible for our actions in the sense that would make us truly deserving of blame and praise, punishment and reward.

Just Deserts introduces the concepts central to the debate about free will and moral responsibility by way of an entertaining, rigorous, and sometimes heated philosophical dialogue between two leading thinkers.
Über den Autor

Daniel C. Dennett is Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Science and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University.

Gregg D. Caruso is Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of contents:
Preface
Foreword by Derk Pereboom

Introduction
Exchange 1: Debating Free Will and Moral Responsibility
Exchange 2: Going Deeper: The Arguments
Exchange 3: Punishment, Morality, and Desert

Suggested Readings and Recommendations
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 200 S.
ISBN-13: 9781509545766
ISBN-10: 150954576X
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 1A509545760
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dennett, Daniel C
Caruso, Gregg D
Hersteller: Polity Press
Maße: 208 x 140 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Daniel C Dennett (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.03.2021
Gewicht: 0,316 kg
Artikel-ID: 118899023
Über den Autor

Daniel C. Dennett is Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Science and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University.

Gregg D. Caruso is Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of contents:
Preface
Foreword by Derk Pereboom

Introduction
Exchange 1: Debating Free Will and Moral Responsibility
Exchange 2: Going Deeper: The Arguments
Exchange 3: Punishment, Morality, and Desert

Suggested Readings and Recommendations
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 200 S.
ISBN-13: 9781509545766
ISBN-10: 150954576X
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 1A509545760
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dennett, Daniel C
Caruso, Gregg D
Hersteller: Polity Press
Maße: 208 x 140 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Daniel C Dennett (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.03.2021
Gewicht: 0,316 kg
Artikel-ID: 118899023
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