Doha Debates Podcast

Fate vs. free will: Do we make our own choices?


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Are we truly able to shape our own lives, or are we following a script we can’t rewrite?  

From Islamic perspectives to groundbreaking neuroscientific research, this episode examines how differing theories about free will shape the way we look at morality, responsibility and justice. 

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Featuring: 

  • Heather Berlin: Associate professor of psychiatry and neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 

    • Gregg Caruso: Professor of ethics and director of the Patrick J. Waide Center for Applied Ethics, Fairfield University 

      • Shadi Hamid: Columnist, the Washington Post

        • Peter Tse: Cognitive neuroscientist, professor and chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College 

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