Making Sense of Freedom and Responsibility

Making Sense of Freedom and Responsibility
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 207
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ISBN-10 : 9780199608560
ISBN-13 : 0199608563
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Download or read book Making Sense of Freedom and Responsibility written by Dana Kay Nelkin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dana Kay Nelkin presents a new account of freedom and moral responsibility, based on the view that one is responsible for an action if and only if one acts with the ability to recognize and act for good reasons. She responds to various challenges to the idea that we are free and responsible, and reaffirms our notion of ourselves as agents.


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