Project Gutenberg 2011-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 157 Cohen, Chapman 1868 1954 Determinism or Free-Will? Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Determinism or Free-Will?" by Chapman Cohen is a philosophical exploration written in the early 20th century. This work critically analyzes the longstanding debate between determinism—the view that all events, including human actions, are ultimately determined by causality—and the concept of free will, which posits that individuals have the power to make choices. The book appears to cater to those who want an accessible engagement with these complex ideas without the obscurities often associated with academic philosophy. At the start of the text, Cohen presents his rationale for revisiting the topic of free will in contemporary language, acknowledging a variety of historical arguments while emphasizing the need for clarity in philosophical discussions. He sets the stage for examining the core conflict between determinists, who assert that all human behavior is predictable given enough knowledge of external forces, and advocates of free will, who argue for the existence of autonomous decision-making. Cohen dives into the intricacies of consciousness, choice, and the morality of actions, laying out the foundational issues that will guide his analysis throughout the book. This opening serves to frame the reader's understanding of the philosophical stakes involved in the debate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Free will and determinism BJ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 233144 2025-08-15T08:17:22.416136 text/html 231103 2021-01-08T03:36:05 text/html 158524 2025-08-15T08:17:28.466078 application/epub+zip 159854 2025-08-15T08:17:25.178089 application/epub+zip 152311 2025-08-15T08:17:24.070115 application/epub+zip 315199 2025-08-15T08:17:31.067085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292342 2025-08-15T08:17:27.784106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247202 2022-09-17T07:09:04.157178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213870 2025-08-15T08:17:22.065128 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213670 2021-01-08T03:36:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17981 2025-08-15T08:17:31.231065 application/rdf+xml 14141 2025-08-15T08:17:24.554088 image/jpeg 3955 2025-08-15T08:17:24.309104 image/jpeg 80567 2021-01-08T03:36:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 75447 2021-01-08T03:36:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 152901 2025-08-15T08:17:22.435107 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