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050 4 _aE151
100 1 _aMolina, Enrique,
_d1871-1964
245 1 0 _aFilosofía Americana: Ensayos
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-11-13
508 _aE-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi, Carlos Colon, Rachael Schultz, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana)
520 _a"Filosofía Americana: Ensayos" by Enrique Molina is a collection of philosophical essays written in the late 19th century. The work delves into complex themes such as freedom, determinism, and responsibility, aiming to clarify the often-confused concepts surrounding free will and determinism. Molina examines these philosophical debates in relation to human action, social constructs, and individual responsibility, setting the stage for a nuanced exploration of how these ideas influence personal and societal dynamics. The opening of the essay presents a thorough introduction to the long-standing debate between determinism and free will, acknowledging that misconceptions have clouded understanding in this area. Molina suggests that true clarity on the distinctions between different types of freedom—specifically empirical freedom and the philosophical notion of absolute free will—is essential for a meaningful discussion. He articulates that while people often consider themselves free, their actions are significantly influenced by deterministic factors, such as social, environmental, and psychological forces, leading to a more complicated view of autonomy and accountability. Throughout, Molina indicates that these complexities will be thoroughly examined in subsequent sections of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNational characteristics, American
653 _aPhilosophy, American
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44173
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