Determinism and freedom in the age of modern science /Sidney Hook, editor.

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Carroll V. Newsom -- Pt. I. Determinism in philosophy. 1. The case for determinism Brand Blanshard. 2. Making something happen Max Black. 3. Determinism and novelty William Barrett -- Pt. II. Determinism in modern science. 1. Determinism in modern science Percy W. Bridgman. 2. The relativity of determinism Milton K. Munitz. 3. The case for indeterminism Alfred Lande. 4. Determinism and the cosmos / Dennis W. Sciama -- Pt. III. Determinism and responsibility in law and ethics. 1. Legal responsibility and excuses H.L.A. Hart. 2. Hard and soft determinism Paul Edwards. 3. What means this freedom? / John Hospers -- Pt. IV. Discussion. 1. "Excusing conditions" and moral responsibility Elizabeth Lane Beardsley. 2. Determinism and the justifiability of moral blame Richard Brandt. 3. Determinism and punishment Percy W. Bridgman. 4. Responsibility and avoidability Roderick W. Chisholm. 5. Determinism, freedom, and responsibility C.J. Ducasse. 6. Some reflections on "the case for determinism" / Carl G. Hempel. 7. Some further reflections on moral responsibility Howard W. Hintz. 8. Necessity, indeterminism, and sentimentalism Sidney Hook. 9. Punishment as justice and as price; on randomness Abba Lerner. 10. Some notes on determinism Ernest Nagel. 11. Causation, determinism, and the "good" / F.S.C. Northrop. 12. Determinism, freedom, moral responsibility, and causal talk Arthur Pap. 13. Some equivocations of the notion of responsibility Alfred Schultz. 14. Observations Dennis W. Sciama. 15. Determinism and the theory of agency / Richard Taylor. 16. Common sense and beyond Paul Weiss. 17. On Causation / H. Van R. Wilson.
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Withdrawn G. Allen Fleece Library WITHDRAWN Non-fiction BJ1461.N4 1961 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 31923000178935

"Proceedings of the first annual New York University Institute of Philosophy, held at Washington Square, New York, February 9 and 10, 1957."--p. 5.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction Carroll V. Newsom -- Pt. I. Determinism in philosophy. 1. The case for determinism Brand Blanshard. 2. Making something happen Max Black. 3. Determinism and novelty William Barrett -- Pt. II. Determinism in modern science. 1. Determinism in modern science Percy W. Bridgman. 2. The relativity of determinism Milton K. Munitz. 3. The case for indeterminism Alfred Lande. 4. Determinism and the cosmos / Dennis W. Sciama -- Pt. III. Determinism and responsibility in law and ethics. 1. Legal responsibility and excuses H.L.A. Hart. 2. Hard and soft determinism Paul Edwards. 3. What means this freedom? / John Hospers -- Pt. IV. Discussion. 1. "Excusing conditions" and moral responsibility Elizabeth Lane Beardsley. 2. Determinism and the justifiability of moral blame Richard Brandt. 3. Determinism and punishment Percy W. Bridgman. 4. Responsibility and avoidability Roderick W. Chisholm. 5. Determinism, freedom, and responsibility C.J. Ducasse. 6. Some reflections on "the case for determinism" / Carl G. Hempel. 7. Some further reflections on moral responsibility Howard W. Hintz. 8. Necessity, indeterminism, and sentimentalism Sidney Hook. 9. Punishment as justice and as price; on randomness Abba Lerner. 10. Some notes on determinism Ernest Nagel. 11. Causation, determinism, and the "good" / F.S.C. Northrop. 12. Determinism, freedom, moral responsibility, and causal talk Arthur Pap. 13. Some equivocations of the notion of responsibility Alfred Schultz. 14. Observations Dennis W. Sciama. 15. Determinism and the theory of agency / Richard Taylor. 16. Common sense and beyond Paul Weiss. 17. On Causation / H. Van R. Wilson.

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