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| Author | : Sam Harris |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 2012-03-06 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1451683405 |
From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Faith, a thought-provoking, "brilliant and witty" (Oliver Sacks) look at the notion of free will—and the implications that it is an illusion. A belief in free will touches nearly everything that human beings value. It is difficult to think about law, politics, religion, public policy, intimate relationships, morality—as well as feelings of remorse or personal achievement—without first imagining that every person is the true source of his or her thoughts and actions. And yet the facts tell us that free will is an illusion. In this enlightening book, Sam Harris argues that this truth about the human mind does not undermine morality or diminish the importance of social and political freedom, but it can and should change the way we think about some of the most important questions in life.
| Author | : R. C. Sproul |
| Publisher | : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2011-02-18 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1414361149 |
Nearly 200,000 copies sold! Chosen by God by Dr. R. C. Sproul is a contemporary classic on predestination, a doctrine that isn’t just for Calvinists. It is a doctrine for all biblical Christians. In this updated and expanded edition of Chosen by God, Sproul shows that the doctrine of predestination doesn’t create a whimsical or spiteful picture of God, but rather paints a portrait of a loving God who provides redemption for radically corrupt humans. We choose God because he has opened our eyes to see his beauty; we love him because he first loved us. There is mystery in God’s ways, but not contradiction.
| Author | : Christian List |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2019-05-06 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0674239814 |
A crystal-clear, scientifically rigorous argument for the existence of free will, challenging what many scientists and scientifically minded philosophers believe. Philosophers have argued about the nature and the very existence of free will for centuries. Today, many scientists and scientifically minded commentators are skeptical that it exists, especially when it is understood to require the ability to choose between alternative possibilities. If the laws of physics govern everything that happens, they argue, then how can our choices be free? Believers in free will must be misled by habit, sentiment, or religious doctrine. Why Free Will Is Real defies scientific orthodoxy and presents a bold new defense of free will in the same naturalistic terms that are usually deployed against it. Unlike those who defend free will by giving up the idea that it requires alternative possibilities to choose from, Christian List retains this idea as central, resisting the tendency to defend free will by watering it down. He concedes that free will and its prerequisites—intentional agency, alternative possibilities, and causal control over our actions—cannot be found among the fundamental physical features of the natural world. But, he argues, that’s not where we should be looking. Free will is a “higher-level” phenomenon found at the level of psychology. It is like other phenomena that emerge from physical processes but are autonomous from them and not best understood in fundamental physical terms—like an ecosystem or the economy. When we discover it in its proper context, acknowledging that free will is real is not just scientifically respectable; it is indispensable for explaining our world.
| Author | : John Baer |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 367 |
| Release | : 2008-02-25 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0195189639 |
Do people have free will, or this universal belief an illusion? If free will is more than an illusion, what kind of free will do people have? How can free will influence behavior? Can free will be studied, verified, and understood scientifically? How and why might a sense of free will have evolved? These are a few of the questions this book attempts to answer.People generally act as though they believe in their own free will: they don't feel like automatons, and they don't treat one another as they might treat robots. While acknowledging many constraints and influences on behavior, people nonetheless act as if they (and their neighbors) are largely in control of many if not most of the decisions they make. Belief in free will also underpins the sense that people are responsible for their actions. Psychological explanations of behavior rarely mention free will as a factor, however. Can psychological science find room for free will? How do leading psychologists conceptualize free will, and what role do they believe free will plays in shaping behavior?In recent years a number of psychologists have tried to solve one or more of the puzzles surrounding free will. This book looks both at recent experimental and theoretical work directly related to free will and at ways leading psychologists from all branches of psychology deal with the philosophical problems long associated with the question of free will, such as the relationship between determinism and free will and the importance of consciousness in free will. It also includes commentaries by leading philosophers on what psychologists can contribute to long-running philosophical struggles with this most distinctly human belief. These essays should be of interest not only to social scientists, but to intelligent and thoughtful readers everywhere.
| Author | : Dr. Fred Mora |
| Publisher | : WestBow Press |
| Total Pages | : 207 |
| Release | : 2021-12-30 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1664252401 |
Free-Will Choice: The Story contains some hard truths that may be difficult for some people to accept. However, free-will choice has been God’s plan since before the creation of the physical heavens and earth. This book is an illumination of what may be considered new truth and a fresh presentation of who God is. The book spans the time period from before Genesis all the way to Revelation, during which it argues that free-will choice has always been in God’s mind since the creation of His most majestic being, the Son of the Morning, now known as Satan. What is the true story of God’s plan for humankind throughout history? Because of God’s foreknowledge, did He intentionally predestine unbelieving humans to spiritual death? What is the real truth?
| Author | : The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
| Publisher | : The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Total Pages | : 298 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 1465101276 |
A Study Guide and a Teacher’s Manual Gospel Principles was written both as a personal study guide and as a teacher’s manual. As you study it, seeking the Spirit of the Lord, you can grow in your understanding and testimony of God the Father, Jesus Christand His Atonement, and the Restoration of the gospel. You can find answers to life’s questions, gain an assurance of your purpose and self-worth, and face personal and family challenges with faith.
| Author | : Aiden Wilson Tozer |
| Publisher | : James Clarke & Co. |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 1965 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780227676660 |
A leading American evangelical argues that our understanding of God's nature has become debased, and that modern Christianity needs to rediscover its concept of the holy and its sense of religious awe. Aimed at the general reader.
| Author | : Saint Augustine (of Hippo) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 1955 |
| Genre | : Fathers of the church |
| ISBN | : |
One of Augustine's most important works, written between 388 and 395, this dialogue has as its objective not so much to discuss free will for its own sake as to discuss the problem of evil in reference to the existence of God, who is almighty and all-good.
| Author | : Scott Christensen |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 2016-02-29 |
| Genre | : Arminianism |
| ISBN | : 9781629951867 |
The Bible claims that Gods sovereignty is absolute and that humans make their own choices. Christensen explains two harmonizing viewsArminian and Calvinisticmaking a fresh, biblical case for Calvinisms.
| Author | : Kenneth M. Wilson |
| Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
| Total Pages | : 412 |
| Release | : 2018-05-25 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 3161557530 |
The consensus view asserts Augustine developed his later doctrines ca. 396 CE while writing Ad Simplicianum as a result of studying scripture. His early De libero arbitrio argued for traditional free choice refuting Manichaean determinism, but his anti-Pelagian writings rejected any human ability to believe without God giving faith. Kenneth M. Wilson's study is the first work applying the comprehensive methodology of reading systematically and chronologically through Augustine's entire extant corpus (works, sermons, and letters 386-430 CE), and examining his doctrinal development. The author explores Augustine's later theology within the prior philosophical-religious context of free choice versus deterministic arguments. This analysis demonstrates Augustine persisted in traditional views until 412 CE and his theological transition was primarily due to his prior Stoic, Neoplatonic, and Manichaean influences.
