本課程以西方自由哲學為主軸，據亞里士多德(Aristotle)、奧古斯丁(Augustine)、霍布斯(T. Hobbes)、笛卡兒(R. Descartes)、休謨(D. Hume)相關文典，了解其中有關機遇(chance)和非決定論(indeterminism)、自由與必然(liberty and necessity)、決定論(determinism)、自由意志(free will)等思想學說；進而探討這些思想與當代主張自由意志、決定論、道德責任三者之間相容論(compatibilism)與不相容論(incompatibilism)的關聯。

This course is based on Western liberal philosophy. Based on the relevant texts of Aristotle, Augustine, T. Hobbes, R. Descartes, and D. Hume, you will learn about chance and indeterminism, freedom and necessity, determinism, and free will. will) and other ideological theories; and then explore the connection between these ideas and the contemporary claims of compatibilism and incompatibilism among free will, determinism, and moral responsibility.

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics (abstract), Roger Crisp translation, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Aristotle, De Anima, J. A. Smith translation, in Jonathan Barnes, The Complete Works of Aristotle, 1912.
Aristotle, Physics, Book II, David Ross translation, Oxford University Press, 1936.
Augustine, On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings, Cambridge University, 2010.
Hobbes, Leviathan, Penguin, 1968.
Descartes, The philosophical Writings of Descartes, Cottingham et al, Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Oxford University Press, 1999.
Robert Kane, A Contemporary Introduction to Free Will, Oxford University Press, 2005.
亞里士多德(Aristotle)著，高思謙譯，《尼各馬科倫理學》，臺北市:臺灣商務，2006。
Isaiah Berlin著，陳曉林譯，《自由四論》，台北市：聯經出版社，1986。
霍布斯（Hobbes）, 黎思复, 黎廷弼譯，《利維坦》，北京：商務印書館，1985。
笛卡爾（Descartes）,龐景仁譯，《第一哲學沉思集》，北京：商務印書館，1986。
洛克（Locke）, 關文運譯，《人類理解論》，北京：商務印書館，1959。
休謨（Hume）, 關文運譯，《人類理解研究》，北京：商務印書館，1980。

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics (abstract), Roger Crisp translation, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Aristotle, De Anima, J. A. Smith translation, in Jonathan Barnes, The Complete Works of Aristotle, 1912.
Aristotle, Physics, Book II, David Ross translation, Oxford University Press, 1936.
Augustine, On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings, Cambridge University, 2010.
Hobbes, Leviathan, Penguin, 1968.
Descartes, The philosophical Writings of Descartes, Cottingham et al, Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Hume, An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Oxford University Press, 1999.
Robert Kane, A Contemporary Introduction to Free Will, Oxford University Press, 2005.
Nicomachean Ethics, written by Aristotle, translated by Gao Siqian, Taipei: Taiwan Business, 2006.
"Four Essays on Freedom" by Isaiah Berlin, translated by Chen Xiaolin, Taipei: Lianjing Publishing House, 1986.
Hobbes, translated by Li Sifu and Li Tingbi, "Leviathan", Beijing: The Commercial Press, 1985.
Descartes, translated by Pang Jingren, Meditations on First Philosophy, Beijing: The Commercial Press, 1986.
Locke, translated by Guan Wen, "On Human Understanding", Beijing: The Commercial Press, 1959.
Hume, translated by Guan Wenyun, Studies in Human Understanding, Beijing: The Commercial Press, 1980.