Free Will brings together the essential readings on the debate of free will and determinism. Written by top scholars in the field, the essays represent some of the clearest and most accessible thinking on this subject. The introduction offers a concise yet thorough mapping of this age-old debate as well as a helpful overview of the selections.
Is there such a thing as free will? Or is everything determined by the contraints of history, culture, self, economics, and a seemingly eternal number of factors over which we have little or no control? In other words, does determinism trump free will? This book tackles the debate, and does it very well. Since there is no real resolution, the reader must choose sides, which is a kind of free will, isn't it?