Contemporarydebates on free will are numerous and multifaceted. According tocompatibilists, it is possible for an agent to be determined in all her choicesand actions and still be free. Incompatibilists, on the other hand, think thatthe existence of free will is incompatible with the truth of determinism. Thereare also two dominant conceptions of the nature of free will. According to thefirst, it is primarily a function of being able to do otherwise than one infact does. The second approach focuses on issues of sourcehood, holdingthat free will is primarily a function of an agent being the source of her actionsin a particular way. This book guides the student through all these debates, demarcating thedifferent conceptions of free will, exploring the relationships between them,and examining how they relate to the debate between compatibilists and incompatibilists.In the process, it addresses a number of other views, including revisionism andfree will scepticism. This is the ideal introduction to the contemporarydebates for students at all levels.

Acknowledgements Part I:Introducing the Issues 1.The Basics 2. The Compatibility Question 3. RevisionistAccounts 4. Free Will Skepticism Part II: AlternativePossibilities 5. The Debate Over theAbility to do Otherwise 6. The Dilemma Defense 7.Flickers of Freedom Part III: The Importance of Sourcehood 8. Sourcehood and Compatibilism 9.Sourcehood, Incompatibilism, and Alternatives 10.Incompatibilism and Luck For Further Reading Notes Bibliography Index