Exploring Intentional Agency and Free Will

The chapter delves into intentional agency as a crucial element for free will, highlighting the distinction between inanimate objects and intentional agents like humans with beliefs and goals. It discusses the criteria for free will, emphasizing the importance of alternative possibilities and causal control in decision-making. The episode also addresses challenges to free will from scientific perspectives that view humans as biophysical machines, advocating for intentional agency as essential for personal choice.