Free Will II
Philosophical Problems
English - May 22, 2013 22:27 - 50 minutes - 29.4 MB - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsCourses Education Society & Culture Philosophy la trobe university philosophy humanities social sciences jack reynolds andrew brennan time travel Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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While the question concerning the truth of determinism may be an empirical question, that is, it will be settled by the various sciences, philosophers are particularly interested in whether or not the hypothetical truth of determinism would rule out free will. In this lecture, we look at two opposing positions on this issue: those who think that determinism is compatible with having free will (compatibilists) and those think that determinism undermines freedom (incompatibilists).
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