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Kane, Robert Hilary was born on November 25, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Hilary Thomas and Vivian Lenzi Kane.
(Modernity has challenged the ancient ideal of a universal...)
Modernity has challenged the ancient ideal of a universal quest for wisdom, and today's world of conflicting cultures and values has raised further doubts regarding the possibility of objective ethical standards. Robert Kane refocuses the debate on the philosophical quest for wisdom, and argues that ethical principles about right action and the good life can be seen to emerge from that very quest itself. His book contends that the search for wisdom involves a persistent striving to overcome narrowness of vision that comes from the inevitable limitations of finite points of view. When applied to questions of value and the good life, this striving has ethical implications about the way we should treat ourselves and others. This study argues for the merits of this central thesis against alternative theories in contemporary normative ethics, and discusses its practical applications for social ethics, political philosophy, law and moral education.
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Accessible to students with no background in the subject, A Contemporary Introduction to Free Will provides an extensive and up-to-date overview of all the latest views on this central problem of philosophy. Opening with a concise introduction to the history of the problem of free will--and its place in the history of philosophy--the book then turns to contemporary debates and theories about free will, determinism, and related subjects like moral responsibility, coercion, compulsion, autonomy, agency, rationality, freedom, and more. Classical compatibilist and new compatibilist theories of free will are considered along with the latest incompatibilist or libertarian theories and the most recent skeptical challenges to free will. Separate chapters are devoted to the relation of free will to moral responsibility and ethics; to modern science; and to religious questions about predestination, divine foreknowledge, and human freedom. Numerous down-to-earth examples and challenging thought experiments enliven the text. The book is an ideal addition to introduction to philosophy, metaphysics, and free will courses.
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A variety of moral and spiritual matters in today's world are addressed in this book. These include: the erosion of shared beliefs about right and wrong; the rift between public and private morality; the uncertain fate of religion; and answers to the question, "Why be moral?".
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(Robert Kane provides a critical overview of debates about...)
Robert Kane provides a critical overview of debates about free will of the past half century, relating this recent inquiry to the broader history of the free will issue and to vital currents of twentieth century thought. Kane also defends a traditional libertarian or incompatibilist view of free will (one that insists upon the incompatibility of free will and determinism), employing arguments that are both new to philosophy and that respond to contemporary developments in physics and biology, neuro science, and the cognitive and behavioral sciences.
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Kane, Robert Hilary was born on November 25, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Hilary Thomas and Vivian Lenzi Kane.
Bachelor, Holy Cross College, 1960. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1964.
Assistant professor philosophy Fordham University, New York City, 1964-1967. Alfred E. Sloan assistant professor philosophy Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1967-1970, associate professor, 1974-1985. Professor philosophy University Texas, Austin, 1985-1995, university distinguished teaching professor philosophy, since 1995.
(Robert Kane provides a critical overview of debates about...)
(Modernity has challenged the ancient ideal of a universal...)
(Accessible to students with no background in the subject,...)
( A variety of moral and spiritual matters in today's wor...)
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Married Claudette Marcile Drennan, January 23, 1965. Children: Russell Hilary, Nathan Robert.