This book brings together twelve original contributions by leading scholars on the much-debated issues of what is free will and how can we exercise it in a worl

The Nobel Laureate discusses not only how and why he became a philosopher but also his conception of philosophy as a field distinct from science and literature.

Presents David Foster Wallace critiques philosopher Richard Taylor's work implying that humans have no control over the future and includes essays linking Walla

Neil E. Williams develops a systematic metaphysics centred on the idea of powers, as a rival to neo-Humeanism, the dominant systematic metaphysics in philosophy

"In the second half of the book, Searle applies his theory of social reality to the problem of political power, explaining the role of language in the formation