TY - BOOK AU - Fouillée,Alfred TI - La Liberté et le Déterminisme AV - B PY - 2012/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Free will and determinism N1 - Release date is 2012-01-18; Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr); Original publication data not identified N2 - "La Liberté et le Déterminisme" by Alfred Fouillée is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the complex relationship between the concepts of freedom and determinism, exploring their implications on human action and moral responsibility. It aims to reconcile the two philosophies, arguing for a method of synthesis rather than outright refutation. The opening of the book introduces Fouillée's approach to this philosophical debate, emphasizing the need for a conciliatory method that acknowledges the validity of both freedom and determinism. He argues that both concepts have legitimate aspects that can potentially converge. The beginning lays out his intention to demonstrate how the idea of freedom plays a crucial role within the framework of determinism, particularly in how it influences practical actions and moral decision-making. Fouillée begins dissecting the genesis of the idea of freedom, examining its psychological underpinnings and its evolution in human consciousness, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of its implications throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38618 ER -