Freedom, Resentment, and the Metaphysics of Morals
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Freedom, Resentment, and the Metaphysics of Morals
By (Author) Pamela Hieronymi
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
25th July 2022
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology
Analytical philosophy and Logical Positivism
Political science and theory
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Paperback
168
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
An innovative reassessment of philosopher P. F. Strawson's influential "Freedom and Resentment" P. F. Strawson was one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, and his 1962 paper "Freedom and Resentment" is one of the most influential in modern moral philosophy, prompting responses across multiple disciplines, from psychology t
Reviews
Hieronymi is an expert guide to the twists and turns of Strawson's 'Freedom and Resentment, ' arguably the single most influential paper on free will and moral responsibility. The book is an important contribution to our understanding of Strawson, and will become an essential reference for philosophers.--Sarah Buss, coeditor of Contours of Agency
This is an exciting and groundbreaking book that has the potential to reshape our understanding of the nature of morality and our practices of holding one another responsible.--Angela M. Smith, coeditor of The Nature of Moral Responsibility
Author Bio
Pamela Hieronymi is professor of philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles.
