Living Without Free Will
Book • 2001
In Living Without Free Will, Derk Pereboom argues that determinism and certain forms of indeterminism undermine the kind of control necessary for deserving praise or blame.
He examines philosophical arguments for and against free will, including manipulation and consequence-style challenges.
Pereboom explores the moral and practical consequences of rejecting basic-desert responsibility for punishment, moral education, and interpersonal attitudes.
He offers alternatives for social practices rooted in forward-looking considerations rather than desert.
The book is a foundational statement of skepticism about free will and its implications for ethics and law.
He examines philosophical arguments for and against free will, including manipulation and consequence-style challenges.
Pereboom explores the moral and practical consequences of rejecting basic-desert responsibility for punishment, moral education, and interpersonal attitudes.
He offers alternatives for social practices rooted in forward-looking considerations rather than desert.
The book is a foundational statement of skepticism about free will and its implications for ethics and law.
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