Most arguments against free will are very much assuming that we have this like a priori perfect complete, you know, understanding of the world right live. And so oftentimes people will just assume and they're talking about free will we have some sort of perfect physical model of the universe which is not even clear if it's conceivable. So again, you end up in these paradoxical trips these paradoxical traps. We really, until we really fully reconcile the extrinsic with the intrinsic until wereally do have a full understanding of how that's reconciled. I think it's just a bit too early to say something like, well, you don't have free will or we can very clearly
Neuroscientist and author Erik Hoel talks about his book, The World Behind the World, with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. Is it possible to reconcile the seemingly subjective inner world of human experience with the seemingly objective outer world of observation, measurement, and science? Despite the promise of neuroscience, Hoel argues that this reconciliation is surprisingly difficult. Join Hoel and Roberts for a wide-ranging exploration of what it means to be human and the limits of science in helping us understand who we are.