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Bernard Berofsky

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Bernard Berofsky
EducationNYU (BA), Columbia University (MA, PhD)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsColumbia University
Main interests
metaphysics, esp. free will, moral responsibility, autonomy, determinism, causality

Bernard Berofsky is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University. Berofsky is known for his works on free will.[1][2][3][4][5]

Books

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  • Freedom from Necessity: The Metaphysical Basis of Responsibility, Routledge 1987
  • Liberation from Self: A Theory of Personal Autonomy, Cambridge University Press 1995
  • Nature's Challenge to Free Will, Oxford University Press 2012
  • Determinism, Princeton University Press 2015

References

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  1. ^ "Bernard Berofsky". The Information Philosopher.
  2. ^ Vargas, Manuel (15 August 2006). "Review of Personal Autonomy: New Essays on Personal Autonomy and Its Role in Contemporary Moral Philosophy". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  3. ^ Berofsky, Bernard (9 June 2011). "Review of Laws, Mind, and Free Will". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  4. ^ Haji, Ishtiyaque (30 July 2012). "Review of Nature's Challenge to Free Will". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  5. ^ van Inwagen, Peter (1973). "Review of Determinism". The Philosophical Review. 82 (3): 399–404. doi:10.2307/2183907. ISSN 0031-8108.
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