{"product_id":"9781780882871","title":"The Nonsense of Free Will: Facing Up to a False Belief","description":"Did Myra Hindley deserve to be punished? Does any criminal? Is belief in free will an essential foundation for morality, or an excuse for unwarranted cruelty? Is free will a myth and, if so, can we let go of it?\u003cp\u003eIn this entertaining, accessible but deeply serious book, the author brings a refreshingly original approach to the age-old conflict between free will and determinism and comes down firmly against free will. But what does 'free will' mean? And if we rejected it, what would the consequences be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author, a lawyer who has worked both on law reform at the Law Commission and in private practice, and has written legal and other books and articles, has turned to a subject which has interested him for over half a century. He strongly believes that it does not belong exclusively to philosophers. These questions should be of concern to everyone - and no one who is willing to look at them objectively should be afraid to judge for themselves and reach their own conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Troubador Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48258645262576,"sku":"9781780882871","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780882871_p0.jpg?v=1763713997","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780882871","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}