Richard Oerton: 2 books
The Cruelty of Free Will
How Sophistry and Savagery Support a False Belief
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2018
Does the idea that we have free will serve to foster our cruelty to one another? Richard Oerton has already dismissed the idea of free will as incoherent and illusory, doing so in The Nonsense of Free Will, a book described as “wonderfully clear – and very clever” by the New York Times bestselling...
The Nonsense of Free Will: Facing up to a false belief
Facing up to a false belief
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Did Myra Hindley deserve to be punished? Does any criminal? Is belief in free will an essential foundation for morality, or an excuse for unwarranted cruelty? Is free will a myth and, if so, can we let go of it?
In this entertaining, accessible but deeply serious book, the author brings a refreshingly...