Free Will in Criminal Law and Procedure: Proceedings of the 23rd and 24th World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law an Soc (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783515093200)

This supplement to the Archives for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (ARSP) covers all of the fundamental aspects of the free will problem, concentrating on questions of criminal and procedural law. In the first section the concept of free will is analyzed and the deterministic approach of Ronald J. Allen is discussed as laid out in his essay "Miranda's Hollow Core" in the Northwestern Law Review. The section is concluded by Professor Allen's reply to his critics. Professor Allen's determinism stands in contrast to the libertarianism of David Hodgson and Friedrich Toepel. The essays of Allan McCay and Juan Pablo Manalich concentrate on compatibilistic theories. The second section focuses on a critical analysis of compatibilism. In this context, Angus Menuge also discusses the question of concrete evidence for a free will. Friedrich Toepel examines the relevance of alternative models, and Mateusz Klinowski argues that many of the relevant questions can already be answered by applying logical principles. In both sections, John W. Montgomery also provides rare insights into the theological background of the topic.

Author: Friedrich Toepel
ISBN-10: 3515093206
ISBN-13: 9783515093200
Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2010
Pages: 122
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.70w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 182