

168. Daniel Dennett & Gregg Caruso — Just Deserts: Debating Free Will (moderated by Michael Shermer)
Mar 30, 2021
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Introduction
00:00 • 5min
Are We Still Debating Free Will?
05:19 • 4min
Is Libertarianism a Good Idea?
09:20 • 3min
The Problem With Quantum Randomness Isn't Free Will
12:08 • 4min
The Pragmatist Approach to the Issue of Prison Reform
16:12 • 2min
The Pragmatic Argument for Libertarian Free Will
18:03 • 4min
The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting
22:22 • 5min
Determinism Is Truth, It's Not Indeterminism
27:46 • 3min
A Second Cause of Moral Responsibility
30:53 • 2min
Is There a Justification for the Desert System?
33:15 • 4min
The Right of Coercion and the Limiting of Liberty
37:06 • 2min
I'll Quarrantine Myself in Maralago for the Rest of My Life
39:36 • 5min
Is There a Difference in Treatment Between Mya and Marina?
44:09 • 5min
Wewea to Hang On. Greg, Hangon. Greg.
49:35 • 2min
The Death Penalty
51:07 • 2min
Don't Let This Guy Out of Jail, but Should He Not Be Punished?
53:30 • 5min
The Manipulation Argument
58:44 • 5min
How Would Your Model Deal With Degrees of Murder?
01:03:54 • 6min
The Only Ground for Incapacitation
01:09:49 • 2min
Is Deliberation Consistent With Reason?
01:11:57 • 2min
The Issue of Punishment
01:13:41 • 3min
Prisoner Punishment
01:17:02 • 3min
Is There a Justification for Punishment?
01:20:07 • 3min
Is There Any Such Thing as Basic Moral Desert?
01:23:23 • 3min
Is There a Real Divide?
01:26:44 • 4min
Is Determinism Morally Responsible?
01:30:58 • 4min
Is John a Serial Philanderer?
01:34:53 • 4min
Moral Responsibility Practices Can Change Over Time
01:39:03 • 2min
Is the Law Dependent on Retributive Reactions?
01:41:25 • 3min
Retributive Punishment
01:44:00 • 5min
The Punishment Should Fit the Crime
01:48:30 • 4min
I'm Calling You a Mixed Theorist
01:52:38 • 6min
The Punishment Should Fit the Crime
01:58:18 • 2min
Do You Really Have to Enforce Those Rules?
01:59:52 • 3min
Moral Anger and Blame Are Not Justifiable
02:02:55 • 3min