Significance Of Free Will, The

Description: This is a paperback reprint of a cloth edition published in 1996. Kane explores the significance of recent work about free will for contemporary concerns in ethics, politics, science, and religion, and also defends a 'libertarian' conception of free will in a way that responds to contemporary scientific learning. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction; I. THE ASCENT PROBLEM:COMPATIBILITY AND SIGNIFICANCE; 2. Will; 3. Responsibility; 4. Alternative Possibilities; 5. Ultimate Responsibility; 6. Significance; II. THE DESCENT PROBLEM: INTELLIGIBILITY AND EXISTENCE; 7. Plurality and Indeterminism; 8. Moral and Prudential Choice; 9. Efforts, Purposes, and Practical Reason; 10. Objections and Responses; 11. Conclusion; Notes; References; Index