Our Fate is a collection of John Martin Fischer's previously published articles on the relationship between God's foreknowledge and human freedom. The book contains a new introductory essay that places all of the chapters in the book into a cohesive framework. The introductory essay also provides some new views about the issues treated in the book, including a bold and original account of God's foreknowledge of free actions in a causally indeterministic world. The focus of the book is a powerful traditional argument for the incompatibility of God's foreknowledge and human freedom to do otherwise. Fischer presents this argument (in various forms) and defends it against some of the most salient criticisms, especially Ockhamism. The incompatibilist's argument is driven by the fixity of the past, and, in particular, the fixity of God's prior beliefs about our current behavior. The author gives special attention to Ockhamism, which contends that God's prior beliefs are not

Our Fate and Freedom, Fatalism, and Foreknowledge

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Author
John Martin Fischer (distinguished Professor Of Philosophy, Distinguished Professor Of Philosophy, University Of California, Riverside)
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
February 2016
Weight
466g
Page Count
248
Dimensions
15.3 x 23.7 x 2.3 cm
ISBN
9780199311293
ISBN-10
0199311293
Eden Code
4347081

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