Free Will & Action: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives - Hardcover

by Filip Grgic (Editor), Davor Pecnjak (Editor)

Addresses the problem of free will from various perspectives
Combines historical and problem-centered approaches

Back Jacket

This book consists of eleven new essays that provide new insights into classical and contemporary issues surrounding free will and human agency. They investigate topics such as the nature of practical knowledge and its role in intentional action; mental content and explanations of action; recent arguments for libertarianism; the situationist challenge to free will; freedom and a theory of narrative configuration; the moral responsibility of the psychopath; and free will and the indeterminism of quantum mechanics. Also tackling some historical precursors of contemporary debates, taken together these essays demonstrate the need for an approach that recognizes the multifaceted nature of free will. This book provides essential reading for anyone interested in the current scholarship on free will.

Author Biography

Filip Grgic (PhD, University of Zagreb) is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy in Zagreb and is currently serving as its Director. His main interests are in ancient philosophy and metaphysics.

Davor Pecnjak (PhD, University of Zagreb) is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy in Zagreb. His area of interest includes the problem of free will, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of religion.