Freedom And Self Creation

Author : Katherin A. Rogers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198743971
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freedom and Self-creation written by Katherin A. Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katherin A. Rogers presents a new theory of free will, based on the thought of Anselm of Canterbury. We did not originally produce ourselves. Yet, according to Anselm, we can engage in self-creation, freely and responsibly forming our characters by choosing 'from ourselves' (a se) between open options. Anselm introduces a new, agent-causal libertarianism which is parsimonious in that, unlike other agent-causal theories, it does not appeal to any unique and mysterious powers to explain how the free agent chooses. After setting out Anselm's original theory, Rogers defends and develops it by addressing a series of standard problems levelled against libertarianism. These include the problem of 'internalism--in that an agent is not the source of his original motivations, how can the structure of his choice ground his responsibility?; the problem of Frankfurt-style counterexamples--Do we really need open options to choose freely?; and the problem of luck--If nothing about an agent before he chooses explains his choice, then isn't the choice just dumb luck? (The Anselmian answer to this perennial criticism is especially innovative, proposing that the critic has the relationship between choices and character exactly backwards.) Finally, as a theory about self-creation, Anselmian Libertarianism must defend the tracing thesis, the claim that an agent can be responsible for character-determined choices, if he, himself, formed his character through earlier a se choices. Throughout, the book defends and exemplifies a new methodological suggestion: someone debating free will ought to make his background world view explicit. In the on-going debate over the possibility of human freedom and responsibility, Anselmian Libertarianism constitutes a new and plausible approach.

Author : Katherin A. Rogers
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191061549
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freedom and Self-Creation written by Katherin A. Rogers and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katherin A. Rogers presents a new theory of free will, based on the thought of Anselm of Canterbury. We did not originally produce ourselves. Yet, according to Anselm, we can engage in self-creation, freely and responsibly forming our characters by choosing 'from ourselves' (a se) between open options. Anselm introduces a new, agent-causal libertarianism which is parsimonious in that, unlike other agent-causal theories, it does not appeal to any unique and mysterious powers to explain how the free agent chooses. After setting out Anselm's original theory, Rogers defends and develops it by addressing a series of standard problems levelled against libertarianism. These include the problem of 'internalism--in that an agent is not the source of his original motivations, how can the structure of his choice ground his responsibility?; the problem of Frankfurt-style counterexamples--Do we really need open options to choose freely?; and the problem of luck--If nothing about an agent before he chooses explains his choice, then isn't the choice just dumb luck? (The Anselmian answer to this perennial criticism is especially innovative, proposing that the critic has the relationship between choices and character exactly backwards.) Finally, as a theory about self-creation, Anselmian Libertarianism must defend the tracing thesis, the claim that an agent can be responsible for character-determined choices, if he, himself, formed his character through earlier a se choices. Throughout, the book defends and exemplifies a new methodological suggestion: someone debating free will ought to make his background world view explicit. In the on-going debate over the possibility of human freedom and responsibility, Anselmian Libertarianism constitutes a new and plausible approach.

Author : A. Kioupkiolis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137029625
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freedom After the Critique of Foundations written by A. Kioupkiolis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the contemporary re-conception of freedom after the critique of objective truths and ideas of an unchanging human nature, in which modern self-determination was grounded. This book focuses on the radical theorist Cornelius Castoriadis and the new paradigm of 'agonistic autonomy' is contrasted with Marxian and liberal approaches.

Author : RD king
Publisher : 大賢者外語
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freedom Creation written by RD king and published by 大賢者外語. This book was released on with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ebook will show you how you can create a life of freedom and choose your own path in life! You will discover how to live life on your own terms and be happier and fulfilled! Topics covered: The one secret no one tells you about unlocking your self-imposed mental prison. How to rediscover who you truly are and what direction you want your life to take. The easiest techniques you can use to understand your emotions and use it to propel you forward to your dreams. 3 different ways you can face your fears and surround yourself with positivity. Why it’s important for you to know that loving yourself does not mean becoming self-centered and arrogant. The quickest way you can make better choices in life and be happy with the outcome. Learn how to respect yourself by saying “no” to things that will set you back, and saying “yes” to opportunities that will help you reach your goals. Discover why you need to define your own version of ‘success.’

Author : Ken Gemes
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199231567
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nietzsche on Freedom and Autonomy written by Ken Gemes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nietzsche is a central figure in our modern understanding of the individual as freely determining his or her own values. These essays by leading Nietzsche scholars investigate what this freedom really means: How free are we really? What does it take to be free? It might be a 'right', but it also needs to be earned.

Author : Sita Aiello
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How The Matrix Inspires Freedom and the Need to Self-actualize written by Sita Aiello and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nathan Blechman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophic Function of Value written by Nathan Blechman and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Heather Andrea Williams
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1442995408
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Taught written by Heather Andrea Williams and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-06-03 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Katherin A Rogers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000545210
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Experimental Approach to Free Will written by Katherin A Rogers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, psychologists and neurobiologists have conducted experiments taken to show that human beings do not have free will. Many, including a number of philosophers, assume that, even if science has not decided the free will question yet, it is just a matter of time. In The Experimental Approach to Free Will, Katherin A. Rogers accomplishes several tasks. First, canvasing the literature critical of these recent experiments (or of conclusions drawn from them) and adding new criticisms of her own, she shows why these experiments should not undermine belief in human freedom – even robust, libertarian freedom. Indeed, many of the experiments do not even connect with any philosophical understanding of free will. Through this discussion, she generates a long list of problems – ethical as well as practical – facing the attempt to study free will experimentally. With these problems highlighted, she shows that even in the distant future, supposing the brain sciences to have advanced far beyond where they are today, it will likely be impossible to settle the question of free will experimentally. She concludes that, since philosophy has not, and science cannot, settle the question of free will, it is more reasonable to suppose that humans do indeed have freedom. Brings together, and adds to, criticisms of recent experiments (or conclusions drawn from them) which supposedly show that human beings do not have free will Analyzes recent experiments supposedly related to human freedom through the lens of a philosophically informed portrait of a robust, libertarian free choice Develops a long list of problems – both practical and ethical – facing the experimental study of human freedom Proposes a thought experiment set in a distant future of advanced brain science to show that it is likely impossible for science ever to settle the question of free will.

Author : Michael Hinz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-creation and History written by Michael Hinz and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Self-Creation and History, Michael Hinz focuses on the works of Collingwood and Nietzsche, showing how each construes traditional problems in metaphysics as problems generated in history and through conceptual change. Hinz focuses on two main problems that are intimately connected: (1) how to explain the historical generation and corruption of entire systems of thought and value, and (2) the present task of overcoming the current crises facing Western culture in a creative, progressive way. This study is unique in showing how both Collingwood and Nietzsche can be understood as addressing these problems and as having worked out the theoretical solutions to them. Contents: Introduction; PART I: CONSCIOUSNESS; Consciousness, The Self and Self Knowledge; Art and Language; Valuation and Presupposition; Reason and Refinement; PART II: CONCEPTUAL CHANGE; History, Genealogy; Metaphysics; PART III: CREATIVE CHANGE; Nietzsche: Creative Will; Collingwood: Progressive Mind; Self-Creation and Self-Redemption: Dionysus Versus the Crucified; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index.