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Philosophy Bites

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The Pessimistic View of Human Finitude

There are people who think that if there isn't free will then it will be depressing and dreary as well. My view is something of a more mixed view if I can put it this way or a more moderate pessimistic view which is that we really do have compatibless capacities and abilities. There's now a Philosophy Bites book published by Oxford University Press. For more information go to www.philosophybites.com.

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