Linguistique de l’écrit

Revue internationale en libre accès

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149719

Liberty and determinism

the approach of Christian Wolff

Dieter Hüning

pp. 119-126

Résumé

The essay is a discussion of Christian Wolff's attempt to justify morality on rational grounds and provide an adequate response to the free will controversy, securing freedom against determinism. It is shown that Wolff failed to deliver a satisfactory solution to this issue. His position known as a "half-determinism" does not provide a philosophical truce between freedom and determinism. Instead, it leads to a series of mistakes and philosophical implications that indicate an unresolved philosophical problem.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Bykova Marina F. (2016) Russia and the West: Bridging the philosophical traditions. Studies in East European Thought 68 (2-3).

Pages: 119-126

DOI: 10.1007/s11212-016-9252-y

Citation complète:

Hüning Dieter, 2016, Liberty and determinism: the approach of Christian Wolff. Studies in East European Thought 68 (2-3), Russia and the West: Bridging the philosophical traditions, 119-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11212-016-9252-y.