Ted Honderich on Consciousness, Determinism, and Humanity

This collection of original essays brings together a world-class lineup of philosophers to provide the most comprehensive critical treatment of Ted Honderich’s philosophy, focusing on three major areas of his work: (1) his theory of consciousness; (2) his extensive and ground-breaking work on determinism and freedom; and (3) his views on right and wrong, including his Principle of Humanity and his judgments on terrorism. Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London, Honderich is a leading contemporary philosopher of mind, determinism and freedom, and morals. The collection begins with a comprehensive introduction written by Honderich followed by fourteen original chapters separated into three sections. Each section concludes with a set of remarks by Honderich. Contributors include Noam Chomsky, Paul Snowdon, Alastair Hannay, Barbara Gail Montero, Barry Smith, Derk Pereboom, Paul Russell, Kevin Timpe, Gregg D. Caruso, Mary Warnock, Paul Gilbert, Richard J. Norman, Michael Neumann, and Saul Smilansky.

Preface, Gregg D. Caruso.- Chapter 1: Introduction: Three Sides of Ted Honderich’s Philosophy, Ted Honderich.- SECTION I: Consciousness.- Chapter 2: Mentality Beyond Consciousness, Noam Chomsky.- Chapter 3: Ted Honderich on Consciousness, Paul Snowdon.- Chapter 4: Actual Consciousness and the Tripartite Division, Barry Smith.- Chapter 5: On Honderich’s Conception of the Physical, Barbara Gail Montero.- Chapter 6: Replies to Chomsky, Snowdon, Smith, and Montero, Ted Honderich.- SECTION II: Determinism and Freedom.- Chapter 7: Origination, Moral Responsibility, Punishment, and Life-Hopes: Ted Honderich on Determinism and Freedom, Gregg D. Caruso.- Chapter 8: Free Will, Science and Life-Hopes, Robert Kane.- Chapter 9: Honderich on Meaning in Life, Derk Pereboom.- Chapter 10: Free Will and Justification: Punishment and Terrorism, Saul Smilansky.- Chapter 11: Replies to Caruso, Kane, Pereboom, and Smilansky, Ted Honderich.- SECTION III: Right and Wrong.- Chapter 12: Ted Honderich on Terrorism, Paul Glibert.- Chapter 13: The Principle of Humanity, Baroness Mary Warnock.- Chapter 14: TBA, Akeel Bilgrami.- Chapter 15: TBA, Michael Neumann.- Chapter 16: Replies to Gilbert, Warnock, Bilgrami, and Neumann, Ted Honderich.- Bibliography.- Index.