Alfred Mele is een Amerikaanse filosoof gespecialiseerd in irrationaliteit, akrasia, intentionaliteit en de filosofie van het handelen. Hij verdiept zich in de concepten autonomie en zelfbeheersing, en onderzoekt hun verbanden met het idee van vrije wil. Mele biedt argumenten die autonome actoren ondersteunen voor diverse filosofische standpunten, zonder zich definitief te committeren aan compatibilisme of incompatibilisme met determinisme. Hij karakteriseert zijn positie als "agnostisch autonomisme."
"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
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.