The refutation of determinism : an essay in philosophical logic /: an essay in philosophical logic. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: M.R. Ayers.
• Authors: Ayers, Michael, 1935-
• Contents: Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Probability And Possibility For Choice; 1 Introductory; 2 A Theory About Personal Power; 3 A Criticism Of Keynes; 4 Some More Theories About Personal Power; 5 An Analogy Between Two Kinds Of Possibility; 3 Probability And Natural Powers; 1 Introductory; 2 The Relation Between Epistemic And Natural Possibility; 3 A Criticism Of The Doctrine That 'Probable' Is Ambiguous; 4 A Comparison Of Possibility With Probability; 4 Some Unobservable Properties 1 Introductory2 Certainty, Necessity And Hume; 3 Epistemology And Determinism; 4 An Analysis Proposed And Defended; 5 Power And Law; 5 Some Puzzles About Potentiality; 1 Introductory; 2 The idea of a 'circumstance'; 3 The Distinction Between Intrinsic And Extrinsic Properties; 4 The Refutation Of Actualism; 5 The Refutation Of The Theory That 'All Power Is Conditional'; 6 The Powers Of People Andthe Powers Of Things; 1 Introductory; 2 The Distinction Between Natural And Personal Power; 3 The Refutation Of Ryle's Dispositionalist Account Of Human Capacities; 7 IFS And Cans; 1 Introductory 2 The Refutation Of The Theory That All Personal Power is Conditional3 A Refutation Of The Orthodox Account Of 'I Can', As Equivalent To A Conditional Statement; 4 A Contradiction In Dispositionalism; 5 Further Objections To The Orthodox View; 6 The Verification Of 'I Can': More About Trying; 8 Deliberation, Freedom And Meaning; 1 Introductory; 2 More About Possibility And The Context Of Deliberation; And About The Relation Between Power And Will; 3 On Not Being Able To Help It: A: Discussion Of The Relationship Between Power And Responsibility; 4 On The Meaning Of Words Like 'Can'
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 123; Free will and determinism; PHILOSOPHY / Free Will & Determinism; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351743891; 1351743899; 9781351743907; 1351743902
• Related ISBNs: 1138731722; 9781138731721
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.