Determinism and Freedom in the Age of Modern Science"Sidney Hook points out the issues surrounding problems of determinism and freedom are the concern of all thinking people. This book, containing papers read at the NYU Institute of Philosophy, provides a vital and illuminating study of the problem which is central not only to philosophy but to the sciences and religion as well. The recurrent themes of law, freedom, and human responsibility are dealt with by individuals such as William Barrett, Max Black, Percy W. Bridgman, Milton K. Munitz and Ernest Nagel, among others. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 15 |
MAKING SOMETHING HAPPEN | 31 |
DETERMINISM AND NOVELTY | 46 |
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