Freedom, Teleology, and Evil
1st Edition
Published on 27. October 2011
218 pages
978-1-4411-0189-1 (ISBN)
Description
In Freedom, Teleology, and Evil Stewart Goetz defends the existence of libertarian freedom of the will. He argues that choices are essentially uncaused events with teleological explanations in the form of reasons or purposes. Because choices are uncaused events with teleological explanations, whenever agents choose they are free to choose otherwise. Given this freedom to choose otherwise, agents are morally responsible for how they choose. Thus, Goetz advocates and defends the principle of alternative possibilities which states that agents are morally responsible for a choice only if they are free to choose otherwise. Finally, given that agents have libertarian freedom, Goetz contends that this freedom is integral to the construction of a theodicy which explains why God allows evil.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-0189-1 (9781441101891)
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Stewart Goetz
Freedom, Teleology, and Evil
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12/2011
Continuum Publishing Corporation
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Person
Stewart Goetz is Ross Frederick Wicks Distinguished Professor in Philosophy and Religion at Ursinus College, PA, USA. He is co-author with Charles Taliaferro of Naturalism (Eerdmans, 2008) and A Brief History of the Soul (Blackwell, 2011). He serves on the board of directors for Blackwell's Philosophy Compass.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Noncausal Agency
Chapter 3: Noncausal Agency and Its Critics
Chapter 4: Noncausal Agency and Problems of Luck
Chapter 5: The Principle of Alternative Possibilities
Chapter 6: Self-forming Choices, Life Plans, and the Problem of Evil
Chapter 2: Noncausal Agency
Chapter 3: Noncausal Agency and Its Critics
Chapter 4: Noncausal Agency and Problems of Luck
Chapter 5: The Principle of Alternative Possibilities
Chapter 6: Self-forming Choices, Life Plans, and the Problem of Evil
