Rationality, Control, and Freedom - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rationality, Control, and Freedom write by Curran F. Douglass. This book was released on 2015-06-03. Rationality, Control, and Freedom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The subject of this book is the controversy—one of the oldest in philosophy—about whether it is possible to have freedom in the face of universal causal determinism. Of course, it is crucial to consider what such freedom might mean—in particular, there is an important distinction between libertarian “free will” and the more naturalistic view of freedom taken by compatibilists. This book provides background for laypersons through a historical survey of earlier views and some discussion and criticism of various contemporary views. In particular, it states and discusses the Consequence Argument, the most important argument challenging human freedom in recent literature. The main feature of the book is the argument for a solution: one that is within the compatibilist tradition, is naturalistic and in accord with findings of science and principles of engineering control theory. Some particular features of the offered solution include an argument for a close tie between freedom and control—where what is meant is the voluntary motion control of our bodies, and this “control” is understood naturalistically, by which the author means in accordance with concepts of engineering control theory and modern science. Such concepts are used to explain and demarcate the concept of “control” being used. Then it develops a working conception of what rationality is (since what is crucial is freedom in choice, and rationality is crucial to that), by reviewing texts on the subject by three expert authors (namely, Nathanson, Nozick, and Searle). It is argued that rationality is a species of biological learning control that involves deliberation; and that our freedom in choice is greatest when our choices are most rational.
Rationality and Freedom
Rationality and Freedom - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rationality and Freedom write by Amartya Sen. This book was released on 2004-03-30. Rationality and Freedom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rationality and freedom are among the most profound and contentious concepts in philosophy and the social sciences. In this, the first of two volumes, Amartya Sen brings clarity and insight to these difficult issues.
The Conceptual Foundation of Morality
The Conceptual Foundation of Morality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Conceptual Foundation of Morality write by Gal Yehezkel. This book was released on 2021-11-08. The Conceptual Foundation of Morality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book offers a solution to the ancient philosophical problem regarding the nature and the justification of morality. The importance of this subject matter is obvious, not merely as an abstract philosophical problem, but perhaps even more as a practical challenge, regarding the way we ought to live our lives: the values that ought to direct us, and the ends that we ought to pursue. In the course of this inquiry, a wide array of philosophical topics is explored: the nature of intentional action, and the role played by reason and desires in agency; the question of the final end of agency – better known in ancient terminology as the question of the purpose of life, and in modern terms as the question of the meaning of life; the nature of moral obligations and their rational justification; the challenge posed by determinism for the freedom of the will, with its implications on fatalism and moral responsibility; and normative questions regarding the value of life. This book is of interest not only to professional philosophers, but also to any intellectual who is concerned with questions about morality, our nature as agents, and the end that we ought to pursue.
The Psychology of Freedom
The Psychology of Freedom - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Psychology of Freedom write by Thomas Pink. This book was released on 1996-07-26. The Psychology of Freedom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This 1996 book provides an alternative theory of the will and of our capacity for decision-making.
Autonomy, Rationality, and Contemporary Bioethics
Autonomy, Rationality, and Contemporary Bioethics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Autonomy, Rationality, and Contemporary Bioethics write by Jonathan Pugh. This book was released on 2020. Autonomy, Rationality, and Contemporary Bioethics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Personal autonomy is often lauded as a key value in contemporary Western bioethics, and the claim that there is an important relationship between autonomy and rationality is often treated as an uncontroversial claim in this sphere. Yet, there is also considerable disagreement about how we should cash out the relationship between rationality and autonomy. In particular, it is unclear whether a rationalist view of autonomy can be compatible with legal judgments that enshrine a patient's right to refuse medical treatment, regardless of whether ". . . the reasons for making the choice are rational, irrational, unknown or even non-existent". In this book, I bring recent philosophical work on the nature of rationality to bear on the question of how we should understand autonomy in contemporary bioethics. In doing so, I develop a new framework for thinking about the concept, one that is grounded in an understanding of the different roles that rational beliefs and rational desires have to play in personal autonomy. Furthermore, the account outlined here allows for a deeper understanding of different form of controlling influence, and the relationship between our freedom to act, and our capacity to decide autonomously. I contrast my rationalist with other prominent accounts of autonomy in bioethics, and outline the revisionary implications it has for various practical questions in bioethics in which autonomy is a salient concern, including questions about the nature of informed consent and decision-making capacity.
