Samuel Clarke against the determinism of Anthony Collins

Authors

  • Rodrigo Brandão Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v40i1.39425

Keywords:

Clarke, Collins, determinism, freewill, agency, causality.

Abstract

In this paper I intend to present some aspects of the opposition between Samuel Clarke and Anthony Collins concerning freewill. After considering some reasons on which Collins determinism is founded, I shall analyze how Clarke’s concept of agency grounds his criticisms of the materialism of modern philosophy, mainly that of determinists such as Collins.

 

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Author Biography

  • Rodrigo Brandão, Universidade Federal do Paraná
    História da Filosofia Moderna, Ética e Filosofia Política, Metafísica e Moral na Ilustração.

Published

2018-07-30

Issue

Section

Philosophy

How to Cite

Brandão, R. (2018). Samuel Clarke against the determinism of Anthony Collins. Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences, 40(1), e39425. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v40i1.39425

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