Swinburne argues that answers to questions about mind, body, and free will depend crucially on the answers to more general philosophical questions. He begins by analyzing the criteria for one event being the same as another, one substance being the same as another, and a state of affairs being
metaphysically possible; and then goes on to analyze the criteria for a belief about these issues being justified. Pure mental events (including conscious events) are distinct from physical events and interact with them. Swinburne claims that no result from neuroscience or any other science could
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influence us. According to Swinburne’s lucid and ambitious account, it follows that we are morally responsible for our actions.
Mind, Brain, & Free Will (P/B)
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Mind, Brain, and Free Will presents a powerful new case for substance dualism (the idea that humans consist of two parts–body and soul) and for libertarian free will (that humans have some freedom to choose between alternatives, independently of the causes which influence them). Richard
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| Weight | 0.60 kg |
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| Dimensions | 23.5 × 15.5 × 1.5 cm |
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| Binding | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780199662579 |
| Pages | 242 |
| Publisher | OXFORD University Press |
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