Bernard Berofsky is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University. Berofsky is known for his works on free will.[1][2][3][4][5]

Bernard Berofsky
EducationNYU (BA), Columbia University (MA, PhD)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsColumbia University
Main interests
metaphysics, esp. free will, moral responsibility, autonomy, determinism, causality

Books

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  • Freedom from Necessity: The Metaphysical Basis of Responsibility, Routledge 1987
  • Liberation from Self: A Theory of Personal Autonomy, Cambridge University Press 1995
  • Nature's Challenge to Free Will, Oxford University Press 2012
  • Determinism, Princeton University Press 2015

References

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  1. ^ "Bernard Berofsky". The Information Philosopher.
  2. ^ Vargas, Manuel (15 August 2006). "Review of Personal Autonomy: New Essays on Personal Autonomy and Its Role in Contemporary Moral Philosophy". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  3. ^ Berofsky, Bernard (9 June 2011). "Review of Laws, Mind, and Free Will". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  4. ^ Haji, Ishtiyaque (30 July 2012). "Review of Nature's Challenge to Free Will". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  5. ^ van Inwagen, Peter (1973). "Review of Determinism". The Philosophical Review. 82 (3): 399–404. doi:10.2307/2183907. ISSN 0031-8108.
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