Alfred Mele je americký filozof, ktorý sa špecializuje na iracionalitu, slabosť vôle, intencionalitu a filozofiu konania. Skúma koncepty autonómie alebo samovlády a sebaovládania vo vzťahu k pojmu „slobodná vôľa“. Mele predkladá argumenty na podporu autonómnych činiteľov pre rôzne pozície, bez toho, aby sa jednoznačne priklonil ku kompatibilizmu alebo inkompatibilizmu s determinizmom. Jeho pozícia je označená ako „agnostický autonomizmus“.
What did you do a moment ago? What will you do after you read this? Are you in charge of your actions and decisions, or is your life following a script? Free will is such an important topic that it can feel overwhelming. In Free Will: An Opinionated Guide leading free-will expert Alfred R. Mele answers the big questions through engaging thought experiments, and provides a lively, beginner-friendly tour of the most prominent theories, puzzles, and arguments about free will.
"What place does motivation have in the lives of intelligent agents? Mele's answer is sensitive to the concerns of philosophers of mind and moral philosophers and informed by empirical work. He offers a distinctive, comprehensive, attractive view of human agency. This book stands boldly at the intersection of philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, and metaphysics."--BOOK JACKET