The Free Will Show Episode 53: Manipulation and Intentional Agency with Andrei Buckareff
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Feb 20, 2023 AI Snips
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From Evangelical Roots To Philosophy
- Andrei Buckareff recounts his path from evangelical theology to philosophy through courses on free will and action theory.
- He explains how reading Goldman and a seminar shifted his focus from theology to foundational questions about agency.
NEH Seminar Changed His Approach
- Buckareff describes a 2009 NEH seminar where conversations with John Heil and Jonathan Lowe changed his methodological outlook.
- That experience pushed him away from scientism toward ontological seriousness about causation and agency.
Core Manipulation Argument Framing
- The manipulation argument claims manipulated agents aren't free and that manipulated cases mirror ordinary causal determinism.
- If no relevant difference exists, compatibilist accounts of free will face a serious challenge.