Free Will and IllusionOUP Oxford, 30 במרץ 2000 - 344 עמודים Saul Smilansky presents an original treatment of the problem of free will, which lies at the heart of morality and human self-understanding. He maintains that we have most of the resources we need for a proper understanding of the problem; and the key to it is the role played by illusion. The major traditional philosophical approaches are inadequate, Smilansky argues: their partial insights need to be integrated into a hybrid view, which he calls Fundamental Dualism. Common views about justice, responsibility, human worth, and related notions are radically misguided, and the absurd looms large. We do, however, find some justification for enlightened moral views, and grounding for some of our most cherished views of human nature. The bold and perhaps disturbing claim of Free Will and Illusion is that we could not live adequately with a complete awareness of the truth about human freedom: illusion lies at the centre of the human condition. The necessity of illusion is seen to follow from the basic elements of the free will issue, helping keep our moral and psychological worlds intact. Smilansky offers the challenge of recognizing the centrality of illusion and trying to free ourselves to some extent from it; this is not only a philosophical challenge, but a moral and psychological one as well. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 76
עמוד 2
... punishment , the question of control or lack of it is crucial . For example , it is manifestly unfair to blame a person for something in no way under her control . This unfairness cannot be fully captured by consequentialist ...
... punishment , the question of control or lack of it is crucial . For example , it is manifestly unfair to blame a person for something in no way under her control . This unfairness cannot be fully captured by consequentialist ...
עמוד 16
... punishment are not justified on any theory of morality and criminal punishment ' ( Morse 1994 : 1587-8 ) . Responsibility and control seem to go together almost analytically , and common usage reflects the centrality of the Core ...
... punishment are not justified on any theory of morality and criminal punishment ' ( Morse 1994 : 1587-8 ) . Responsibility and control seem to go together almost analytically , and common usage reflects the centrality of the Core ...
עמוד 17
... punishment , ' up to usness ' be taken seriously . This means that the Moderate Position is concerned primarily with treatment according to criteria of ' up to usness ' within limited spheres of life , rather than a quest for universal ...
... punishment , ' up to usness ' be taken seriously . This means that the Moderate Position is concerned primarily with treatment according to criteria of ' up to usness ' within limited spheres of life , rather than a quest for universal ...
עמוד 18
... punishment . Unavoidably , the further the Core Conception gets from matters of justice traditionally related to moral responsibility ( such as blame and punishment ) , the more it will result in what will , to some people , seem like ...
... punishment . Unavoidably , the further the Core Conception gets from matters of justice traditionally related to moral responsibility ( such as blame and punishment ) , the more it will result in what will , to some people , seem like ...
עמוד 20
... punish ' people who are known to be innocent ; 2. situations where people are treated badly on account of their race , sex , class or religion ; 3. conditions in which desert and predictability of reward and 20 Metaphysical and Ethical ...
... punish ' people who are known to be innocent ; 2. situations where people are treated badly on account of their race , sex , class or religion ; 3. conditions in which desert and predictability of reward and 20 Metaphysical and Ethical ...
תוכן
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Why Not Compatibilism? | 40 |
Why Not Libertarian Free Will? | 56 |
Why Not Hard Determinism? | 74 |
The Fundamental Dualism | 94 |
THE ROLE OF ILLUSION | 143 |
Why Not ReactiveNaturalism? | 220 |
Some Further Benefits | 234 |
Some Additional Problems | 256 |
Conclusion | 283 |
References | 297 |
Glossary | 311 |
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absence of libertarian actions basic beliefs bilist blame blameworthy central Chapter choice claim Community of Responsibility compati compatibilist distinctions compatibilist free compatibilist level compatibilist perspective compatibilist terms Compatibility Question concern conclusions consequentialist considered control compatibilism control compatibilist Core Conception crucial danger Derek Parfit Dissonance Problem distributive justice egalitarian ethical existence free will issue free will problem free will-related freedom Fundamental Dualism Galen Strawson hard deter hard determinism hard determinist perspective hence honesty human idea importance of illusion injustice innocent Insufficiency Problem intuitions Isaiah Berlin lack libertarian free lives luck Martha Klein matters moral responsibility moral worth motivation nature notion one's ourselves Oxford people's philosophical position possible practice punishment reactive attitudes reason relevant respect for persons retributive retributive justice role of illusion self-deception self-respect sense situation social Strawson tarian tion truth ultimate level ultimate perspective ultimate-level unillusioned University Press utilitarianism