Freedom, Resentment, and the Metaphysics of Morals

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An innovative reassessment of philosopher P. F. Strawson's influential "Freedom and Resentment" P. F. Strawson was one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, and his 1962 paper "Freedom and Resentment" is one of the most influential in modern moral philosophy, prompting responses across multiple disciplines, from psychology t

Pamela Hieronymi is professor of philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Hieronymi is an expert guide to the twists and turns of Strawson's 'Freedom and Resentment, ' arguably the single most influential paper on free will and moral responsibility. The book is an important contribution to our understanding of Strawson, and will become an essential reference for philosophers.--Sarah Buss, coeditor of Contours of Agency This is an exciting and groundbreaking book that has the potential to reshape our understanding of the nature of morality and our practices of holding one another responsible.--Angela M. Smith, coeditor of The Nature of Moral Responsibility