EAN: 9781509545766

JUST DESERTS - DANIEL C DENNETT GREGG D CARUSO ...

The concept of free will is profoundly important to our self-understanding  our interpersonal
relationships  and our moral and legal practices. If it turns out that no one is ever free and
morally responsible  what would that mean for society  morality  meaning  and the law? Just
Deserts brings together two philosophers - Daniel C. Dennett and Gregg D. Caruso - to debate
their respective views on free will  moral responsibility  and legal punishment. In three
extended conversations  Dennett and Caruso present their arguments for and against the
existence of free will and debate their implications. Dennett argues that the kind of free will
required for moral responsibility is compatible with determinism - for him  self-control is key
we are not responsible for becoming responsible  but are responsible for staying responsible 
for keeping would-be puppeteers at bay. Caruso takes the opposite view  arguing that who we are
and what we do is ultimately the result of factors beyond our control  and because of this we
are never morally responsible for our actions in the sense that would make us truly deserving
of blame and praise  punishment and reward. Just Deserts introduces the concepts central to the
debate about free will and moral responsibility by way of an entertaining  rigorous  and
sometimes heated philosophical dialogue between two leading thinkers.

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