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About the Author
Carolina Sartorio received her BA in Philosophy from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1996, and her PhD in Philosophy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2003. She is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona. Her research focuses on causation, moral responsibility, agency, free will, and other issues at the intersection of metaphysics and moral theory.
Reviews
In five densely argued but accessible chapters, Sartorio draws connections between previously isolated debates so obvious in retrospect that it's easy to wonder why they weren't noticed before. The result is an elegant account of free action that avoids many of the problems that have plagued its competitors ... we welcome the new standards of metaphysical rigour that she has brought to the debate. We recommend her book without hesitation, especially to anyone who still doubts that there is much to learn from the metaphysics of causation about the central concepts of ethical and legal theory. * Alex Kaiserman and Daniel Kodsi, Criminal Law and Philosophy *
Sartorio's book offers a brilliant contribution to the literature on free will. It deserves serious study by philosophers and doctoral students. Legal theorists would also benefit from aquainting themselves with this sophisticated defence of compatibilism. Sartorio's ideas will shape the terms of the debate about free will for a long time. * Horacio Spector, Mind *
Carolina Sartorio has produced a rich and stimulating set of reflections on the intersection of the metaphysics of free will and causation. * Christopher Evan Franklin, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online *
Excellent book. * Helen Beebee, Australasian Journal of Philosophy . *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198746799
Author Carolina Sartorio
Format Hardback
Page Count 198
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 222mm * 141mm * 17mm