Abstract

PEREBOOM, DERK. Free Will, Love, And Anger. Ideas y Valores [online]. 2009, vol.58, n.141, pp.169-189. ISSN 0120-0062.

I have argued we are not free in the sense required for moral responsibility, while at the same time a conception of life without this type of free will would not be devastating to morality or to our sense of meaning in life, and in certain respects it may even be beneficial (cf. Pereboom 2001). In this article, I explore which sorts of emotional attitudes are consistent with a denial of the sort of free will required for moral responsibility, and whether they can sustain a meaningful life. In the process, I respond to Shaun Nichols's recent criticism of my position (cf. Nichols 2007).

Keywords : Moral responsibility; determinism; free will; anger; love.

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