
Episode 12: Libertarianism, Part 2 (Agent-Causal) with Timothy O'Connor
The Free Will Show
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Is There a Purpose?
Some philosophers have complained that agent causation is spooky or mysterious and not in line with science. We were going to ask you what you made that objection and how you think the causalist will respond. A, we do act a on reasons a and sono, let's see if we can tell a story about how that could have evolved from entirely reasonless a kinds of ructures. But it has to be received as f i can't resist quoting here a, the early twentieth century philosopher and emergentist, samuel alexander, a sad lock, emergence has to beieved with the piety of the natural investigatori e, who could doubt it? That's fascinating.
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