Tag: Materialism and free will

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Author
Michael Egnor
Date
February 20, 2024

Categorized
Free will

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Clarence Darrow and free will, Determinism and free will, Free will denial as not lived, Jerry Coyne on free will, Ludwig Wittgenstein on meanings of words, Materialism and free will, Robert Sapolsky, Sam Harris, Stephen Cave}

My Reply to Free Will Deniers: Show Me

_{It is helpful to consider the question in this way—not “do we have free will?,” but rather “what does it mean to believe we don’t have free will?”} _{Michael Egnor

February 20, 2024

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No humans live as if we doubt free will. Free will denial is just a way for materialists to advertise themselves, like a political yard sign. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
November 15, 2023

Categorized
Free will, Philosophy of Mind, Psychology

Tagged
Clare Wilson, Determined (Penguin 2023), Diana Gitig, Free Agents (Princeton 2023), John Horgan (on free will), Kevin Mitchell, Materialism and free will, Robert Sapolsky, Steven Pinker}

The Free Will Debate Really Heated Up This Year

_{Many commentators are weighing in; surprisingly, perhaps, well-known materialists are disputing the claim that there is no free will} _{Denyse O'Leary

November 15, 2023

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Free will, Philosophy of Mind, Psychology}

Given that both Pinker and Horgan are Darwinian materialists, their coldness toward the idea that there is no free will is worth keeping an eye on. Read More ›