Saul Smilansky (; born 1961) is an Israeli philosopher and a Professor at the Department of Philosophy of the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa (, ) is a public research university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963 as a branch of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation as an inde ...

. He is known for his works on

free will Free will is generally understood as the capacity or ability of people to (a) choice, choose between different possible courses of Action (philosophy), action, (b) exercise control over their actions in a way that is necessary for moral respon ...

and

applied ethics Applied ethics is the practical aspect of morality, moral considerations. It is ethics with respect to real-world actions and their moral considerations in private and public life, the professions, health, technology, law, and leadership. For ex ...

Books

* ''10 Moral Paradoxes'' (ed.), Wiley-Blackwell. 2007. * ''Free Will and Illusion'', Oxford University Press. 2000.

References

External links

Personal website
21st-century Israeli philosophers Living people 1961 births Academic staff of the University of Haifa Israeli ethicists {{Israel-philosopher-stub