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TRC #626: A Deep Dive Into ‘Just Deserts’ By Daniel Dennett & Gregg Caruso

The Reality Check

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Free Will, Moral Responsibility and Legal Punishment

Just Desserts, 1S brings together two philosophers to debate their respective views on free will and moral responsibility. Daniel C. Dennett argues that the kind of free will required for moral responsibility is compatible with determinism. Greg D. Caruso takes the opposite view, arguing that who we are and what we do is ultimately the result of factors beyond our control.

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