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Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - In this succinct and well-written book, one of our most eminent philosophers provides a fresh reading of the view of freedom and morality developed by Thomas Reid (1710-1796). Although contemporary theorists have written extensively about the Scottish philosopher�s contributions to the theory of knowledge, this is the first book-length study of his contributions to the controversy over freedom and necessity. -- William L. Rowe argues that Reid developed a subtle, systematic theory of moral freedom based on the idea of the human being as a free and morally responsible agent. He carefully reconstructs the theory and explores the intellectual background to Reid�s views in the work of John Locke, Samuel Clarke, and Anthony Collins. Rowe develops a novel account of Reid�s conception of free action and relates it to contemporary arguments that moral responsibility for an action implies the power to have done otherwise. Distilling from Reid�s work a viable version of the agency theory of freedom and responsibility, he suggests how Reid�s theory can be defended against the major objections - both historical and contemporary - that have been advanced against it. ISBN 9780801425578