Reviews for The Metaphysics of Free Will : An Essay on Control

The average rating for The Metaphysics of Free Will : An Essay on Control based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-01-22 00:00:00 William Shumaker I could say a lot more than I've written here, but frankly I don't want to put in the effort (and honestly are many people gonna read this review and actually care about what I have to say? I have no delusions about that, so why put in the effort?), so let me give a very brief and incomplete explanation of my two-star rating. 1. Fischer spends a huge portion of the book addressing certain issues and principles--e.g. the Transfer principle--that I find to be distractions from the heart of the free will debate. Further, these distractions are pretty damn boring and a little too formalized (e.g. complex possible worlds analysis) for my tastes. 2. I have some problems with Fischer's account of guidance control i.e. reasons-responsiveness. I much prefer deep-self compatibilism (like Frankfurt's, Watson's, and Bok's) to reasons-responsive compatibilism.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-04-27 00:00:00 Jim White Mr. Wheelers Newspapers Excellent story of a wandering newspaper man with a purpose other than making a living. All three are page turners. Enjoy