Milton and free will: an essay in criticism and philosophy - 7 (1st)

'Milton and Free Will' is an incisive, ambitious and comprehensive analysis and defence of the concept of free will, using Milton as an example and exemplar.

Written with passion, and out of a lifelong engagement with the poetry of Milton and the philosophical and theological problems it encompasses, it will illuminate both Milton studies and philosophical debate.

The author engages with all the major currents of the free will debate, starting with Aristotle and Aquinas and considering arguments advanced by Hume and Kant as well as those of a number of modern philosophers including Polanyi, Kenny, Parfit, Plantinga, Swinburne, Dennett and Davidson.