Project Gutenberg 2011-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 240 Bledsoe, Albert Taylor 1809 1877 31014807 An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will Produced by Keith G Richardson "An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will" by Albert Taylor Bledsoe is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. The work critically engages with Jonathan Edwards' ideas on moral necessity and free will, exploring the foundations and implications of these philosophical concepts. Bledsoe aims to dispute Edwards' assertions about the relationship between volition, motive, and moral agency, arguing for a more nuanced understanding of free will that diverges from determinism. The opening of the treatise presents Bledsoe’s approach to critically assess Edwards' "Inquiry" without bias, emphasizing his intent to uncover the truth regarding the nature of the will. He identifies the central question of Edwards' work—what determines the will—and clarifies the definitions of key terms like "volition" and "motive." Bledsoe critiques the assumption that motives serve simply as causes for volition, arguing that such a perspective leads to logical inconsistencies, including the potential for an infinite regress of causes. He also outlines his intent to disentangle the ideas of moral necessity and freedom, suggesting that a deeper examination of consciousness and the role of the mind is crucial for understanding human agency. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Free will and determinism Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758. Freedom of the will BT Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Philosophy & Ethics 430780 2025-06-14T15:42:31.226913 text/html 426107 2011-04-12T12:04:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 132440 2011-04-12T12:04:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 242368 2025-06-14T15:42:40.104877 application/epub+zip 247808 2025-06-14T15:42:35.297937 application/epub+zip 203460 2025-06-14T15:42:33.874911 application/epub+zip 564499 2025-06-14T15:42:43.937936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532326 2025-06-14T15:42:39.191878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278642 2022-09-16T11:56:31.122802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407666 2025-06-14T15:42:30.196930 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 407531 2011-04-12T12:04:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129314 2011-04-12T12:04:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18979 2025-06-14T15:42:44.094856 application/rdf+xml 26180 2025-06-14T15:42:34.449915 image/jpeg 4770 2025-06-14T15:42:34.158945 image/jpeg 239712 2025-06-14T15:42:31.261931 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia