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From: Gregg Caruso <[address removed]>

Date: July 13,[masked]:01:02 AM EDT

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Subject: Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility--ed. Gregg D. Caruso

Dear Fellow Humanists and Naturalists, 

 

Announcing the publication of Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility, ed. Gregg D. Caruso (Lexington Books, 2013).

 

This book explores the philosophical and scientific arguments for free will skepticism and their implications. Skepticism about free will and moral responsibility has been on the rise in recent years. In fact, a significant number of philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists now either doubt or outright deny the existence of free will and/or moral responsibility—and the list of prominent skeptics appears to grow by the day. Given the profound importance that the concepts of free will and moral responsibility play in our lives—in understanding ourselves, society, and the law—it is important that we explore what is behind this new wave of skepticism. It is also important that we explore the potential consequences of skepticism for ourselves and society. This edited collection of new essays brings together an internationally recognized line-up of contributors, most of whom hold skeptical positions of some sort, to display and explore the leading arguments for free will skepticism and to debate their implications. It includes original contributions by Susan Blackmore, Thomas W. Clark, Mark Hallett, John-Dylan Haynes and Michael Pauen, Ted Honderich, Neil Levy, Thomas Nadelhoffer and Daniela Goya Tocchetto, Shaun Nichols, Derk Pereboom, Susan Pockett, Maureen Sie, Saul Smilansky, Galen Strawson, Manuel Vargas, Benjamin Vilhauer, and Bruce Waller.

 

Now available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Lexington Books [20% discount available through Lexington Books (currently the cheapest option) with the following discount code: LEX20AUTH13]

• Just twenty years ago, skepticism about free will and moral responsibility was a position that few in the philosophical community took seriously. That has changed, thanks in large part to the work of the authors in this volume. Gregg D. Caruso has collected contributions from the most prominent proponents and critics of free will skepticism. His insightful and engaging introduction sets the stage beautifully for philosophers and non-philosophers alike. Anyone interested in this topic, which is of such profound importance, should buy this book.  —Tamler Sommers, University of Houston

Now also available, a new paperback edition of Free Will and Consciousness: A Determinist Account of the Illusion of Free Will, Gregg D. Caruso (Lexington Books, 2012 [paperback edition, 2013])—nominated for the 2013 American Philosophical Association Book Prize.

 

Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Lexington Books [20% discount available through Lexington Books with the following discount code: LEX20AUTH13]

• This admirable book enriches the philosophical debate about free will by bringing to bear a probing discussion of consciousness along with a rigorous survey of relevant work in experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience. The result is a compelling theoretical and empirical defense of determinism, which does justice as few treatments ever have to the crucial difference between genuine freedom and the mere subjective appearance of freedom. Having argued convincingly that our will is not actually free, Caruso develops a perceptive account of the conscious phenomenology that gives rise to our persistent impression that we do act freely. Anybody interested in free will, consciousness, or human agency will want to read this book. — David Rosenthal, The Graduate Center, CUNY

• This is an excellent book: extremely well-researched, combining first-rate skills in philosophical analysis and a detailed understanding of the wide-ranging philosophical arguments concerning free will with a thorough examination of the relevant psychological literature…The book makes an important contribution to the current lively discussion of free will, and it is a superb example of the effective integration of empirical research into the analysis of philosophical issues. I recommend [it] very strongly...This is, overall, a rigorous and remarkably thorough examination and critique of basic ideas essential to the libertarian theory of free will. It is a very important contribution to the literature, and greatly enriches the philosophical discussion through its extensive yet judicious examination of the relevant psychological research. — Bruce Waller, Youngstown State University

Feel free to share this announcement with friends and members! 

Many thanks,

 

Dr. Gregg Caruso

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Chair of Humanities Department

Corning Community College, SUNY

www.greggcaruso.com

www.scienceandreligion5questions.com

Alan B. Palmer

A bright - Elevating and Illuminating a Naturalistic World View

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www/the-brights.org

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