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Ultimate freedom

Title
Ultimate freedom [electronic resource] / by Keith Lehrer.
Author
Lehrer, Keith.
Publication
New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2024]

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Description
1 online resource (pages cm)
Summary
"Freedom of choice is the subject. "How dare you!" challenged Greta Thunberg. The members of the Climate Summit had freedom of choice to act on the scientific evidence she presented rather than on personal desire. What is the difference between acting on desire and acting on what you prefer because of scientific acceptance? There is a form of preference that is an ultimate explanation of choice. I call it a power preference. It is a preference that loops back on to itself, a fixed-point vector, and suffices to explain human agency. The power preference includes scientific explanation and is compatible with determinism"--
Uniform Title
Ultimate freedom (Online)
Alternative Title
Ultimate freedom (Online)
Subject
  • Self
  • Will
  • Choice
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Preference, reason and agency -- Freedom of choice: source and leeway -- Reason, preference and freedom --
ISBN
9780197695036
LCCN
2023011395
OCLC
ssj0002881121
Author
Lehrer, Keith.
Title
Ultimate freedom [electronic resource] / by Keith Lehrer.
Imprint
New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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