The Free Will Show

By Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer

Do any of us really have free will? What does it mean to have free will, anyway? Is free will compatible with determinism? Hasn’t science disproved free will? How could we have free will if God exists... more

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Number 1: Episode 56: Raising the Stakes in the Free Will Debate with Justin Caouette
In this episode, we talk with Justin Caouette about a variety of topics that he’s interested in in the free will debate as well as what is at stake in the debate itself. Justin's website: http://www.profjustincaouette.com/ Justin's co-edited volume, Free Will and Moral Responsibility: https://www.cambridgescholars.com/free-will-and-moral-responsibility-15 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/
April 03, 202343min
Number 2: Episode 55: Blameworthiness and Forgiveness with Per-Erik Milam
In this episode, we talk with Per-Erik Milam about blameworthiness and forgiveness. Along the way, we talk about two types of view about what forgiveness is. Per's website: http://www.pererikmilam.com/ Per's chapter discussed in the episode is called "Forgiveness," and it is in the Oxford Handbook of Moral Responsibility: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-moral-responsibility-9780190679309 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/
March 20, 202346min
Number 3: Episode 54: Action Explanations with Megan Fritts
In this episode we talk with Megan Fritts about causal and non-causal theories of action explanation and why she prefers a non-causal approach. Megan's website: https://sites.google.com/view/meganjfritts/home Megan's paper, "Reasons Explanations as Structural Explanations": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-021-03349-4 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/
March 06, 202326min
Number 4: Episode 53: Manipulation and Intentional Agency with Andrei Buckareff
In this episode, we talk with Andrei Buckareff about a kind of soft-line response to the manipulation argument that draws from work within the philosophy of action. Andrei's website: https://sites.google.com/site/andreibuckareff/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/
February 20, 202352min
Number 5: Episode 52: Free Will as a Natural Kind with Oisín Deery
In this episode, we talk with Oisín Deery about his work on free will as a natural kind. Along the way, we talk about what it feels like to act freely, whether freedom is compatible with determinism, and whether artificial intelligences could have free will. Oisin's website: https://www.oisindeery.com/ Oisin's book, Naturally Free Action: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/naturally-free-action-9780198789796?cc=ie&lang=de&resultsPerPage=60&sortField=8 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefreewillshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreewillshow/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Free-Will-Show-105535031200408/
February 06, 202334min