Alfred Mele es un filósofo estadounidense especializado en la irracionalidad, la akrasia, la intencionalidad y la filosofía de la acción. Profundiza en los conceptos de autonomía y autocontrol, explorando sus conexiones con la noción de libre albedrío. Mele ofrece argumentos que apoyan a los agentes autónomos para diversas posturas filosóficas sin comprometerse definitivamente con el compatibilismo o el incompatibilismo con el determinismo. Caracteriza su posición como "autonomismo agnóstico".
What did you do a moment ago? What will you do after you read this? Are you in charge of your actions and decisions, or is your life following a script? Free will is such an important topic that it can feel overwhelming. In Free Will: An Opinionated Guide leading free-will expert Alfred R. Mele answers the big questions through engaging thought experiments, and provides a lively, beginner-friendly tour of the most prominent theories, puzzles, and arguments about free will.
"What place does motivation have in the lives of intelligent agents? Mele's answer is sensitive to the concerns of philosophers of mind and moral philosophers and informed by empirical work. He offers a distinctive, comprehensive, attractive view of human agency. This book stands boldly at the intersection of philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, and metaphysics."--BOOK JACKET