Illusionism (philosophy)
Illusionism is a
Definition
Illusionism as discussed here, holds that people have illusory beliefs about
Neither compatibilism nor hard determinism are the whole story, according to Smilansky, and there exists an ultimate perspective in which some parts of compatibilism are valid and some parts of hard determinism are valid.[4] However, Smilansky asserts, the nature of what he terms the fundamental dualism between hard determinism and compatibilism is a morally undesirable one, in that both beliefs, in their absolute forms, have adverse consequences. The distinctions between choice and luck made by compatibilism are important, but wholly undermined by hard determinism. But, conversely, hard determinism undermines the morally important notions of justice and respect, leaving them nothing more than "shallow" notions.[5]
Critical reception
Smilansky's thesis is considered a radical one,
References
- ^ a b c Kane 2011, p. 26.
- ^ Holroyd 2010, p. 110.
- ^ a b Pereboom 2008, p. 472.
- ^ Lenman 2002, p. 4.
- ^ Lenman 2002, p. 6.
- ^ Lenman 2002, p. 15–17.
Reference bibliography
- ISBN 9780195399691.
- Holroyd, J. (2010). "The Metaphysics of Relational Autonomy". In Witt, Charlotte (ed.). Feminist Metaphysics: Explorations in the Ontology of Sex, Gender and the Self. Springer. ISBN 9789048137831.
- Lenman, James (2002). "On the alleged shallowness of compatibilism: A critical study of Saul Smilansky: Free Will and Illusion" (PDF). Iyyun: The Jerusalem Philosophical Quarterly. 51 (1): 63–79. ISSN 0021-3306.
- Pereboom, Derk (2008). "Why We Have No Free Will and Can Live Without It". In Russ, Joel; Shafer-Landau, Feinberg (eds.). Reason And Responsibility: Readings in Some Basic Problems of Philosophy (13th ed.). Cengage Learning. ISBN 9780495094920.
Further reading
- Times Literary Supplement. p. 28.
- Smilansky, Saul (2000). Free Will and Illusion. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198250180.
- Smilansky, Saul (2011). "Free Will, Fundamental Dualism, and the Centrality of Illusion". In ISBN 9780195399691.
- Nadelhoffer, Thomas; Feltz, Adam (2007). "Folk Intuitions, Slippery Slopes, and Necessary Fictions: An Essay on Smilansky's Free Will Illusionism". Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 13 (1): 202–213. .
- ISBN 5-87898-124-6