John Martin Fischer

The Metaphysics of Free Will provides a thorough statement of the major grounds for scepticism 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, our view of ourselves as morally responsible agents...

A lively and engaging debate between four representative views on free will, completely revised and updated with new perspectives. Four Views on Free Will is a robust and careful debate about free will, how it interacts with determinism and indeterminism, and whether we have it or not. Providing the most up-to-date account of four major positions in the free will...