"Highly intelligent, original, and provocative. Her criticisms of the Autonomy View and the Real Self View
are both vigorous and incisive. Her alternative approach--the Reason View--is developed with considerable subtlety
and refinement. It is a distinctive approach to free will and moral responsibility, which deserves to be taken
seriously."
--Ethics
"Refreshing....Bold positions are advanced, elaborated with adequate, not exhorbitant detail, and forcefully
defended. The writing is crisp and not ponderous....Wolf's perspective on the issues is original. Although the
theories that are surveyed are familiar, the way in which they are sorted is illuminating."
--Journal of Philosophy
"Thoughtful and persuasive....A valuable dimension of Wolf's book is her clear summary of arguments that in
their original form, are virtually inpenetrable to those who are not trained in academic philosophy."
--American Political Science Review
"[Wolf's] view is marked by a refreshing simplicity that does not undermine its philosophical soundness or
its persuasiveness....One can find little to discredit in Wolf's arguments, and her approach to the problem of
the relationship between responsibility and freedom provides a relief from the tedious and convoluted debates that
often take place when this issue is the topic."
--Review of Metaphysics
"This book is brilliantly written and full of stimulating argument. Because it states the fundamental issues
intuitively and clearly, it is accessible to a wide audience. Because many claims and arguments are original and
well presented, it will also appeal to professionals....It is an important book that deserves a very wide audience."
--Choice
Oxford University Press Web Site, May, 2000
Summary
Offering a new view of the conditions of freedom and responsibility, Wolf here makes a case for freedom as the
ability to act in accordance with one's values and the ability to form one's values in light of an appreciation
of the True and the Good.
