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Episode 5: The Consequence Argument with Peter van Inwagen

The Free Will Show

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Free Will and Determinism: Exploring the Consequence Argument

The speaker delves into the consequence argument against the compatibility of free will and determinism, questioning philosophers like Hobbes, Hume, and Mill. They explain the concepts of determinism and the free will thesis, discussing different versions of the consequence argument and exploring alternative time streams. They also explore the possibility of giving up fixity of laws of nature as a challenge to the consequence argument.

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