Arguing that philosophical discussion of human freedom has been transformed by developments in modern science, especially evolutionary biology, the author outlines a naturalistic account of freedom and creativity by using examples from hypnosis, brainwashing, and creative leaps in thought.
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John Watkin's parting gift to philosophy is pure gold, the refinement of fifty years of focused reflection on freedom, mind, and knowledge. Taking as his departure point the critical rationalist approach to knowledge, and locating his program firmly within the naturalistic world-view bequeathed by Darwin, Watkins delivers a coherent and intelligible account of human freedom which explains why it is so valuable. The book, which races along like a good detective novel, is lucid, profound, scholarly, wise, and witty. It should be read and enjoyed by all who crave to know "Man's Place in Nature." -- Graham Oddie, University of Colorado at Boulder
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Philosophers who have taken human freedom seriously have typically related it to what they consider the best kind of human knowledge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Baldwin Effect, Third View, Hardy Effect, Some Metaphysical Implications, Maynard Smith, New York, Good Trick, Great Purge, Mme Raquin, William James New!
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Philosophers who have taken human freedom seriously have typically related it to what they consider the best kind of human knowledge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Baldwin Effect, Third View, Hardy Effect, Some Metaphysical Implications, Maynard Smith, New York, Good Trick, Great Purge, Mme Raquin, William James New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Natural Selection (Phoenix 60p paperbacks) by Charles Darwin on page 139, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- War and Peace by Lev Tolstoy on page 234, and page 235
- Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (Gephardt Edition 1925) by Benedictus de Spinoza on page 197, and page 209
- The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author by Richard Dawkins in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Critique Of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant on page 182, and Back Matter
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