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"Free Will: An Opinionated Guide" by Alfred R. Mele
Jan 31, 2024
Alfred Mele, a philosophy professor, challenges the notion that free will does not exist. He discusses the illusion of free will and its connection to moral responsibility. Mele counters neuroscientific arguments against free will and highlights the lack of scientific evidence supporting it as an illusion.
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- There are two camps in the debate over free will: those who believe it can coexist with determinism, and those who reject this claim.
- Believing in some form of free will is more credible than seeing it as an illusion and is closely tied to moral responsibility for individuals' actions.
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The Complicated Nature of Free Will
Philosopher Alfred Miele explains that the debate over free will can be divided into two camps: those who believe free will and determinism can coexist, and those who reject this claim. Miele himself has developed one theory of free will for each side, suggesting that it is more credible to believe in some form of free will rather than seeing it as an illusion. He also argues that free will is closely tied to moral responsibility, stating that if individuals did not have free will, they would not be morally responsible for their actions.
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