This book offers new arguments for determinism. It draws novel and surprising consequences from determinism for our attitudes toward such things as death, regret, grief, and the meaning of life.
This book offers new arguments for determinism. It draws novel and surprising consequences from determinism for our attitudes toward such things as death, regret, grief, and the meaning of life.
Stephen Maitzen is the W. G. Clark Professor of Philosophy at Acadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada. His work appears in several edited collections and in major scholarly journals, including The Journal of Philosophy, Erkenntnis, Synthese, and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. He has received Acadia's highest recognition for excellence in teaching.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Rationalism 2. Determinism Advocated 3. Determinism Defended 4. Determinism and Infinite Regress 5. The Counterfactual Past, Death, and Regret 6. Cosmic Meaning
