Ted Honderich on Consciousness, Determinism, and Humanity

This fascinating collection assembles leading philosophers of mind, metaphysics and morals to examine the impact of the work of Ted Honderich, Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London, UK. The insightful analyses are accompanied by replies from Ted Honderich himself, providing the most comprehensive critical treatment of his accomplishments to date.

The essays focus on three major areas of Honderich's work: his theory of actual consciousness; his extensive and ground-breaking work on determinism and freedom; and his views on right and wrong, including his Principle of Humanity and his writings on terrorism. This volume is essential reading for all scholars interested in the work of Ted Honderich, and in the debates surrounding the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, free will and moral responsibility, and social and political philosophy.

Auteur

Gregg D. Caruso is Associate Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning, USA, and Co-Director of the Justice Without Retribution Network. He is the author of Free Will and Consciousness and the editor of Neuroexistentialism: Meaning, Morals, and Purpose in the Age of Neuroscience (co-edited with Owen Flanagan), Science and Religion: 5 Questions, and Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility.

Résumé

This collection of original essays brings together a world-class lineup of philosophers to provide the most comprehensive critical treatment of Ted Honderich's philosophy, focusing on three major areas of his work: (1) his theory of consciousness; (2) his extensive and ground-breaking work on determinism and freedom; and (3) his views on right and wrong, including his Principle of Humanity and his judgments on terrorism. Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London, Honderich is a leading contemporary philosopher of mind, determinism and freedom, and morals. The collection begins with a comprehensive introduction written by Honderich followed by fourteen original chapters separated into three sections. Each section concludes with a set of remarks by Honderich. Contributors include Noam Chomsky, Paul Snowdon, Alastair Hannay, Barbara Gail Montero, Barry Smith, Derk Pereboom, Paul Russell, Kevin Timpe, Gregg D. Caruso, Mary Warnock, Paul Gilbert, Richard J. Norman, Michael Neumann, and Saul Smilansky.

Contenu
Chapter 1: Introduction: Three Sides of Ted Honderich's Philosophy, Ted Honderich.SECTION I: Consciousness
Chapter 2: Mentality Beyond Consciousness, Noam Chomsky
Chapter 3: Ted Honderich on Consciousness, Paul Snowdon
Chapter 4: Actual Consciousness and the Tripartite Division, Barry Smith
Chapter 5: On Honderich's Conception of the Physical, Barbara Gail Montero
Chapter 6: Replies to Chomsky, Snowdon, Smith, and Montero, Ted Honderich
SECTION II: Determinism and Freedom
Chapter 7: Origination, Moral Responsibility, Punishment, and Life-Hopes: Ted Honderich on Determinism and Freedom, Gregg D. Caruso
Chapter 8: Free Will, Science and Life-Hopes, Robert Kane
Chapter 9: Honderich on Meaning in Life, Derk Pereboom
Chapter 10: Free Will and Justification: Punishment and Terrorism, Saul Smilansky
Chapter 11: Replies to Caruso, Kane, Pereboom, and Smilansky, Ted Honderich
SECTION III: Right and WrongChapter 12: Ted Honderich on Terrorism, Paul Glibert
Chapter 13: The Principle of Humanity, Baroness Mary Warnock.
Chapter 14: TBA, Akeel Bilgrami.
Chapter 15: TBA, Michael Neumann.
Chapter 16: Replies to Gilbert, Warnock, Bilgrami, and Neumann, Ted Honderich