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Free Will

An Introduction

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Authors:
  1. Helen Beebee

    1. University of Manchester, UK

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Philosophy Today (PPT)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Free Will: The Basics

    • Helen Beebee
    Pages 1-23

  3. What Does Acting Freely Require? Some Compatibilist Views

    • Helen Beebee
    Pages 24-46

  4. Compatibilism and the Consequence Argument

    • Helen Beebee
    Pages 47-77

  5. Compatibilism, Sourcehood, and Manipulation Arguments

    • Helen Beebee
    Pages 78-100

  6. What Does Acting Freely Require? Some Incompatibilist Views

    • Helen Beebee
    Pages 101-135

  7. Frankfurt’s Nefarious Neurosurgeon

    • Helen Beebee
    Pages 136-166

  8. Other Issues

    • Helen Beebee
    Pages 167-183

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 184-191
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About this book

This comprehensive introductory guide includes discussion of the major contemporary positions on compatibilism and incompatibilism, and of the central arguments that are a focus of the current debate, including the Consequence Argument, manipulation arguments, and Frankfurt's famous argument against the 'Principle of Alternate Possibilities.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Manchester, UK

    Helen Beebee

About the author

Helen Beebee is Samuel Hall Professor of Philosophy at the University of Manchester, UK. She has published papers on freedom of the will, causality, laws of nature, the problem of induction, and other topics. Her books include Hume on Causation (2006) and Metaphysics: The Key Concepts (with Nikk Effingham and Philip Goff, 2011).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Free Will

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction

  • Authors: Helen Beebee

  • Series Title: Palgrave Philosophy Today

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137316066

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-23292-1Published: 30 October 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-23293-8Published: 30 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31606-6Published: 08 October 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2947-9339

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-9347

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 191

  • Topics: Metaphysics

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