Project Gutenberg 2011-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 55 Bledsoe, Albert Taylor 1809 1877 31014807 An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will Produced by Keith G Richardson "An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will" by Albert Taylor Bledsoe is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. The work critically engages with Jonathan Edwards' ideas on moral necessity and free will, exploring the foundations and implications of these philosophical concepts. Bledsoe aims to dispute Edwards' assertions about the relationship between volition, motive, and moral agency, arguing for a more nuanced understanding of free will that diverges from determinism. The opening of the treatise presents Bledsoe’s approach to critically assess Edwards' "Inquiry" without bias, emphasizing his intent to uncover the truth regarding the nature of the will. He identifies the central question of Edwards' work—what determines the will—and clarifies the definitions of key terms like "volition" and "motive." Bledsoe critiques the assumption that motives serve simply as causes for volition, arguing that such a perspective leads to logical inconsistencies, including the potential for an infinite regress of causes. He also outlines his intent to disentangle the ideas of moral necessity and freedom, suggesting that a deeper examination of consciousness and the role of the mind is crucial for understanding human agency. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Free will and determinism Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758. Freedom of the will BT Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 430635 430644 2024-09-15T08:46:51.586694 2023-09-15T14:02:40.617581 text/html text/html 426107 2011-04-12T12:04:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 132440 2011-04-12T12:04:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 211408 2024-09-15T08:46:58.577692 application/epub+zip 217093 2024-09-15T08:46:54.251736 application/epub+zip 201872 2024-09-15T08:46:53.299711 application/epub+zip 519186 2024-09-15T08:47:02.196144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486941 2024-09-15T08:46:57.903662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278642 2022-09-16T11:56:31.122802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407666 407653 2024-09-15T08:46:51.079722 2023-09-15T14:02:40.136598 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 407531 2011-04-12T12:04:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129314 2011-04-12T12:04:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18326 2024-09-15T08:47:02.332139 application/rdf+xml 26007 2024-09-15T08:46:53.662700 image/jpeg 4753 2024-09-15T08:46:53.480700 image/jpeg 209756 2024-09-15T08:46:51.620711 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog