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Emergent freedom : naturalizing free will / James W. Haag.

Title
Emergent freedom : naturalizing free will / James W. Haag.
Author
Haag, James W.
Publication
Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, c2008.

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Description
247 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Religion, Theologie und Naturwissenschaft ; Bd. 17 = Religion, theology, and natural science ; Bd. 17
Uniform Title
Religion, Theologie und Naturwissenschaft ; Bd. 17.
Alternative Title
Naturalizing free will
Subject
  • Emergence (Philosophy)
  • Free will and determinism
  • Naturalism
  • Philosophical theology
Note
  • "Mit 10 Grafiken."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-241) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Finding middle ground : establishing a rational method -- Emergence's historical trajectory -- Emergence : distinguishing between instants, theories, and dynamics -- Dynamic theological naturalism : a response to Emergentism -- The rise in prominence of efficient causation -- Proposed current solutions to the free will problem -- Emergent freedom : intentionality and expanded causation -- Theological postscript : the created co-creator.
ISBN
9783525569887 (hd.bd.)