{"product_id":"9781557868572","title":"The Metasphysics of Free Will An Essay on Control","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Metasphysics of Free Will\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Essay on Control\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Martin Fischer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Metaphysics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Metaphysics of Free Will\u003c\/i\u003e provides a through statement of the major grounds for skepticism about the reality of free will and moral responsibility. The author identifies and explains the sort of control that is associated with personhood and accountability, and shows how it is consistent with causal determinism. In so doing, out view of ourselves as morally responsible agents is protected against the disturbing changes posed by science and religion.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Martin Fischer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy, University of California at Riverside. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Metephysics of Death\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eEthics: Problems and Principles\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), and \u003ci\u003eMoral Responsibility\u003c\/i\u003e (1986).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 October 1995\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781557868572\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377864142988,"sku":"9781557868572","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781557868572_fbb50895-cf18-4362-8589-675bc172c899.jpg?v=1780169450","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781557868572","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}