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Of liberty and necessity : the free will debate in eighteenth-century British philosophy /

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'Of Liberty and Necessity' presents a comprehensive account of the 18th century's discussion of what remains a central problem of philosophy, the question of the freedom of the will. It will be of interest to historians of philosophy and anyone concerned with the free will problem.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, James A. (James Anthony)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:Oxford philosophical monographs.
Subjects:
Free will and determinism.
Philosophy, British > 18th century.
Libre arbitre et déterminisme.
Philosophie britannique > 18e siècle.
PHILOSOPHY > Free Will & Determinism.
Free will and determinism
Philosophy, British
Vrije wil.
Determinisme.
1700-1799
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Locke's chapter "Of power" and its Eighteenth-century reception
  • King, Clarke, Collins
  • Hume's reconciling project
  • Kames's hypothesis
  • Jonathan Edwards against Arminianism
  • The bare authority of feeling : James Beattie in context
  • Hartley, Tucker, Priestley
  • Science and freedom in Thomas Reid
  • Liberty and necessity after Reid
  • Postscript : the Nineteenth century and afterwards.