Argumenta – Journal of Analytic Philosophy

Argumenta Issue 21

Including the Topical Collection on "The History and Philosophy of Free Will"
November 2025 • 13 articles

 

Editorial


This is the last editorial to bear only my signature.

After ten years of life, and in reaffirming its identity as a Diamond Open Access journal, Argumenta is undergoing a profound restyling, beginning with the Editor-in-Chief role. From now on, this position will be jointly held by Cristina Amoretti (University of Genoa), Filippo Ferrari (University of Bologna), and myself (University of Sassari). Needless to say, I am extremely excited to be part of this inspiring trio. And this is not the only good news.

The entire Editorial Board has been substantially expanded. On the one hand, Section Editors and Junior Section Editors have been appointed for each philosophical area covered by the journal. On the other hand, a group of Managing Editors, supported by young Assistant Editors, has been established. The Book Review Editors have been confirmed and will continue to play the invaluable role they have demonstrated so far. I warmly invite you to visit the Argumenta website to find out more about the new editorial team and the journal’s latest developments.

As usual, I will now briefly introduce the present issue.

It opens with a Topical Collection that, to my knowledge, has few equals in the current literature: The History and Philosophy of Free Will, edited by Sofia Bonicalzi and Mario De Caro. The collection ranges from ancient theories of action—such as those of Plato and Aristotle—to Moritz Schlick’s radical critique of traditional debates on free will, passing through critical analyses of the arguments of Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Hume, Kant, and Hegel. Although free will is an evergreen topic whose appeal shows no sign of waning among scholars and non-specialists alike—and although many important insights will undoubtedly be offered in the years to come—I am deeply convinced that this Topical Collection represents an ineluctable milestone in this centuries-old debate.

This issue also includes three articles that have already appeared in Early View, by Juha Räikkä, Marco Hausmann, and Sanjit Chakraborty. They have already made, and will continue to make, significant contributions to discussion in their respective fields.

The issue concludes with the Book Reviews section. We are pleased to offer our readers three thoughtful reviews of three noteworthy recent books.

Finally, I would like to thank all the colleagues who served as external referees, the members of the Editorial Board, the editors of the Topical Collection, the Book Review editors, and the team of librarians at the University of Sassari—especially Francesca Madrau and Maria Caterina Arru. All of them have been extremely generous with their time, work, advice, and suggestions.

As usual, the articles appearing in Argumenta are freely accessible and freely downloadable, therefore it only remains to wish you:

Buona lettura!

 

Massimo Dell’Utri

Editor-in-Chief

 

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