Project Gutenberg 2011-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 126 Cohen, Chapman 1868 Determinism or Free-Will? Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Determinism or Free-Will?" by Chapman Cohen is a philosophical exploration written in the early 20th century. This work critically analyzes the longstanding debate between determinism—the view that all events, including human actions, are ultimately determined by causality—and the concept of free will, which posits that individuals have the power to make choices. The book appears to cater to those who want an accessible engagement with these complex ideas without the obscurities often associated with academic philosophy. At the start of the text, Cohen presents his rationale for revisiting the topic of free will in contemporary language, acknowledging a variety of historical arguments while emphasizing the need for clarity in philosophical discussions. He sets the stage for examining the core conflict between determinists, who assert that all human behavior is predictable given enough knowledge of external forces, and advocates of free will, who argue for the existence of autonomous decision-making. Cohen dives into the intricacies of consciousness, choice, and the morality of actions, laying out the foundational issues that will guide his analysis throughout the book. This opening serves to frame the reader's understanding of the philosophical stakes involved in the debate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Free will and determinism BJ Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 233009 233018 2024-09-15T16:25:11.431996 2023-09-16T09:33:04.599733 text/html text/html 231103 2021-01-08T03:36:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 80567 2021-01-08T03:36:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 135701 2024-09-15T16:25:16.116946 application/epub+zip 137277 2024-09-15T16:25:12.826968 application/epub+zip 137277 2024-09-15T16:25:11.982984 application/epub+zip 270077 2024-09-15T16:25:18.820952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247186 2024-09-15T16:25:15.515941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247202 2022-09-17T07:09:04.157178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213870 213765 2024-09-15T16:25:11.081987 2023-09-16T09:33:04.274727 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 213670 2021-01-08T03:36:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75447 2021-01-08T03:36:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17913 2024-09-15T16:25:18.950926 application/rdf+xml 14222 2024-09-15T16:25:12.319983 image/jpeg 3948 2024-09-15T16:25:12.150964 image/jpeg 132474 2024-09-15T16:25:11.451991 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