Description
The philosophical debate about free will and responsibility has been of great importance throughout the history of philosophy. In modern times this debate has received an enormous resurgence of interest and the contribution in 1962 by P.F. Strawson with the publication of his essay "Freedom and Resentment" has generated a wide range of discussion and criticism in the philosophical community and beyond. The debate is of central importance to recent developments in the free will literature and has shaped the way contemporary philosophers now approach the problem. This volume brings together a focused selection of the major contributions and reactions to the free will and responsibility debate inspired by Strawson's contribution. McKenna and Russell also provide a comprehensive overview of the debate. This book will be of great value to scholars of Strawson and those interested in the free will debate more generally.
Table of Contents
Introduction, MichaelMcKenna, PaulRussell; Chapter 1 Freedom and Resentment, PeterStrawson; Chapter 2 Free Will and Rationality, A.J.Ayer; Chapter 3 Accountability (II), JonathanBennett; Chapter 4 The Importance of Free Will, SusanWolf; Chapter 5 On “Freedom and Resentment”, GalenStrawson; Chapter 6 Responsibility and the Limits of Evil, GaryWatson; Chapter 7 Strawson’s Way of Naturalizing Responsibility, PaulRussell; Chapter 8 Emotions, Expectations and Responsibility, R. JayWallace; Chapter 9 Blaming, Understanding and Justification, KevinMagill; Chapter 10 The Limits of Evil and the Role of Moral Address, MichaelMcKenna; Chapter 11 Revising the Reactive Attitudes, DerkPereboom; Chapter 12 Free Will, SaulSmilansky; Chapter 13 Thinking with your Hypothalamus, DavidZimmerman; Chapter 14 Doing without Desert, ErinKelly; Chapter 15 Responsibility and the Aims of Theory, ManuelVargas;
