A Pragmatic Approach to Libertarian Free Will
Author:   John Lemos
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138498037


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   06 April 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   John Lemos
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9781138498037


ISBN 10:   1138498033
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   06 April 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Kane’s Libertarian Theory 3. Libertarianism, Luck, and Manipulation Arguments 4. Kanean Libertarianism Examined 5. A Consideration of Alternative Event-causal Libertarian Models of Basic Free Actions 6. Moral Responsibility Denial and the Problem of Punishment 7. Libertarian Free Will and Moral Obligation 8. Hardheartedness and Libertarianism 9. Conclusion

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"""In A Pragmatic Approach to Libertarian Free Will, John Lemos offers a resourceful and rigorous defense of Robert Kane’s libertarian theory of free will while revising and strengthening the model at key points. The resulting libertarian theory remains true to the spirit and concerns of Kane, but revises and develops the model in ways that deal with the strongest criticisms and greatest vulnerabilities of Kane’s view. The result is a vigorous and inventive libertarian theory of free will that avoids any taint of mystery or miracles and fits solidly within the scientific naturalist framework. Any future criticism of libertarian free will that fails to engage seriously with the Kane-Lemos model will be guilty of the strawman fallacy."" – Bruce N. Waller, Youngstown State University, USA"


In A Pragmatic Approach to Libertarian Free Will, John Lemos offers a resourceful and rigorous defense of Robert Kane's libertarian theory of free will while revising and strengthening the model at key points. The resulting libertarian theory remains true to the spirit and concerns of Kane, but revises and develops the model in ways that deal with the strongest criticisms and greatest vulnerabilities of Kane's view. The result is a vigorous and inventive libertarian theory of free will that avoids any taint of mystery or miracles and fits solidly within the scientific naturalist framework. Any future criticism of libertarian free will that fails to engage seriously with the Kane-Lemos model will be guilty of the strawman fallacy. - Bruce N. Waller, Youngstown State University, USA


Author Information

John Lemos is the Joseph McCabe Professor of Philosophy at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is the author of Commonsense Darwinism: Evolution, Morality, and the Human Condition (2008) and Freedom, Responsibility, and Determinism: A Philosophical Dialogue (2013). He has also published over 30 articles in various philosophical journals, such as The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Dialectica, Law and Philosophy, Metaphilosophy, Philosophia, and The Southern Journal of Philosophy.

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