Dennett on Free Will
Metaphysica 12 (2):137-149 (2011)
| Abstract |
Daniel Dennett maintains that regardless of determinism humans are both free to act and have a meaningful existence. Yet Dennett’s compatibilism entails that a felicity-advancing interaction with the world is all that we could wish for, which seems false. I also argue that Dennett’s attempt to define the terms central to this metaphysical debate fails. The weaknesses of Dennett’s case suggest that he is motivated more by his desire to complete the naturalistic project than he is by the pursuit of philosophical coherence
|
| Keywords | Dennett Compatibilism Incompatibilism Determinism Naturalism |
| Categories | (categorize this paper) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12133-011-0082-6 |
| Options |
Save to my reading list
Follow the author(s)
Edit this record
|
Download options
References found in this work BETA
Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person.Harry G. Frankfurt - 1971 - Journal of Philosophy 68 (1):5-20.
View all 13 references / Add more references
Citations of this work BETA
No citations found.
Similar books and articlesCompatibilism Evolves?: On Some Varieties of Dennett Worth Wanting.Manuel Vargas - 2005 - Metaphilosophy 36 (4):460-475.
Dennett's Deism.Craig Ross - 2012 - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 71 (3):221-238.
Daniel Dennett on the Nature of Consciousness.Susan Schneider - 2007 - In Max Velmans & Susan Schneider (eds.), The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness. Blackwell. pp. 313--24.
Filling In: Why Dennett is Wrong.Patricia S. Churchland & Vilayanur S. Ramachandran - 1993 - In B. Dahlbom (ed.), Dennett and His Critics. Blackwell.
Phenomenology and Fiction in Dennett.David Carr - 1998 - International Journal of Philosophical Studies 6 (3):331-344.
A Tradition Ignored: Review Essay of John Symons' on Dennett. [REVIEW]Stefanie Rocknak - 2001 - Brain and Mind 2 (3):343-358.
Dennett's Mind.Michael Lockwood - 1993 - Inquiry : An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 36 (1-2):59-72.
Tiptoeing Past the Covered Wagons.Daniel C. Dennett - 1994 - In U. Neisser & David A. Jopling (eds.), The Conceptual Self in Context: Culture, Experience, Self-Understanding. Cambridge University Press.
Added to PP index
2011-08-11
Total downloads
94 ( #61,531 of 2,223,773 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
5 ( #114,243 of 2,223,773 )
2011-08-11
Total downloads
94 ( #61,531 of 2,223,773 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
5 ( #114,243 of 2,223,773 )
How can I increase my downloads?
Monthly downloads
My notes
