Peter van Inwagen Materialism, Free Will and God /

This book discusses the philosophy of influential contemporary philosopher Peter van Inwagen. Looking at perennial philosophical problems from a modern point of view, Peter van Inwagen's philosophy masterfully combines positions that have been considered irreconcilable: incompatibilism concerni...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jansen, Ludger (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Näger, Paul M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Münster Lectures in Philosophy, 4
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:This book discusses the philosophy of influential contemporary philosopher Peter van Inwagen. Looking at perennial philosophical problems from a modern point of view, Peter van Inwagen's philosophy masterfully combines positions that have been considered irreconcilable: incompatibilism concerning free will, materialism, organicism, theism and realism concerning fictional entities. As readers will discover, his arguments are witty, surprising and deep. The book includes Peter van Inwagen's Münster Lecture of 2015 on free will, as well as eleven papers from the Münster colloquium discussing central themes of his philosophy, and a reply to each paper by Peter van Inwagen himself. Introducing his philosophy and relating his work to other contemporary views, this book is of interest to graduate students and professionals in philosophy alike.
Physical Description:XI, 268 p. 10 illus. online resource.
ISBN:9783319700526
ISSN:2367-0991 ;
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-70052-6