Freedom and Belief Revised Edition

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This is a revised and updated edition of Galen Strawson's groundbreaking first book, where he argues that there is a fundamental sense in which there is no such thing as free will or true moral responsibility (as this is ordinarily understood). This conclusion is very hard to accept. On the
whole we continue to believe firmly both that we have free will and that we are truly morally responsible for what we do. Strawson devotes much of the book to an attempt to explain why this is so. He examines various aspects of the 'cognitive phenomenology' of freedom - the nature, causes, and
consequences of our deep commitment to belief in freedom. In particular, he considers at length a number of problems that are raised by the suggestion that, if freedom were possible, believing oneself to be a free agent would be a necessary condition of being a free agent.

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Review from previous edition: "An engaging and challenging book that should be studies by anyone commited to the topic of freedom." ―John Christman, Mind

"A serious and intelligent work, written in an accessible style, on one of the hardest problems there is." ―Thomas Nagel, London Review of Books

"Large, intricately argued and challenging, full of subtle argumentation and intriguing examples...his conclusions are often novel and challenging to philosophical (and non-philosophical) orthodoxy" ―John Martin Fischer, Times Literary Supplement

"This is an honest and challenging work, full of subtle arguments and imaginiative examples, and should be read by anyone interested in philosophical problems about human freedom." ―Robert Kane, International Philosophical Quarterly

About the Author

Galen Strawson is Professor of Philosophy at Reading University, UK, and a Regular Visitor at CUNY Graduate Center, New York. Prior to that he was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at CUNY Graduate Center, New York (2004-07); Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Jesus College, Oxford (1987-2000).
He has also held visiting positions at the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University (1993), New York University (1997), and Rutgers University (2000). Strawson received his degrees from the universities of Cambridge and Oxford and studied at the Ecole Normale Superieure
(rue d'Ulm) and the Sorbonne (Paris I, 1977-8).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Revised edition (October 21, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 324 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199247501
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199247509
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.16 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.2 x 6.17 x 0.69 inches

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Free Will

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2010

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This is a most thorough, detailed, comprehensive examination of the free will problem. Strawson writes with verve about why we do not have free will and yet think we do; he explores, if not turns inside-out, the contending views on the problem to see what they assume and what they imply. He follows ideas where they go and must go, leaving none unturned. This is a truly impressive,
informative, elucidating book. It makes one think and then think again. I have learned and then learned again on points large and small, central and tangential. This is what good philosophy is all about: turning the lights on in dark areas of the life of the mind. Strawson is high wattage, and page after page is sheer, honest, forthright illumination of the issues. I now look forward to reading more by him, a lot more.

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Michael Smith

Exactly what I wanted.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2019

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Galen Strawson is ace and this is a wonderful philosophy book on the topic of free will.

Juris

it is pretty heavy going

Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2018

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Only half way through ... it is pretty heavy going.
Reads like a PhD thesis.
If we are looking for plain language arguments against free will, this book is not for you. If you are studying philosophy and want to get into some fairly detailed arguments it may well be worth your while. I am going to finish the book, but I will have to become familiar with the notation of logic before I go too far.

鳥頭

自由意志存在の条件

Reviewed in Japan on May 22, 2022

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Chapter２で早々に「（真の）自由意志は不可能」と結論してから、以降はもし自由意志が存在するとすればどんな条件が必要かの考察が続く、一見すこし不思議な構成。主題としては、いくら皮をむいても小さくならないらっきょのようなものですから、目が覚めるようなことが描いてあるわけではないように読みましたが、determinismを突き詰めて実際に実人生を生きた場合を考えてみるようにという思考実験の勧めがありましたが、著者が言うようにめまいがする気がしました。私は本文を読んでから読んだのでバイアスがあるかもしれませんが、Appendix Gが、特に議論の入り組んだように思われたPart3の（ないし全体の？）わかりやすい要約になっているようなので、これを読んでから本文を読むと見通しが良いかもしれません。私には、お父さんのP. Strawsonの有名な”Freedom and resentment”よりもこちらのほうが面白いような気はするけど、プロの哲学者の評価は違うんでしょうかね・・・。まあ書かれた時代も違いますが。。

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