02346cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000390012624500780016526400510024330000470029433600260034133700260036733800360039350000310042950800350046052013360049553400450183165300300187665300540190685600430196099900170200335839UtSlPG20260610133822.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a31014807  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBT1 aBledsoe, Albert Taylor,d1809-187713aAn Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-04-12  aProduced by Keith G Richardson  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFree will and determinism  aEdwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758. Freedom of the will40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35839  c76682d76682