Within Reason

#29 Richard Swinburne - Souls, Free Will and the Problem of Evil

Apr 30, 2023

58:07

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Introduction

2min

The Evolution of Philosophy

3min

Definitions of Human Beings

2min

The Meaning of Person

2min

The Interaction of the Mind and the Brain

3min

The Problem With Separation Between Mind and Body

2min

The Separation of Mind and Body

3min

The Effect of Removing Half of the Brain

2min

What Makes a Subsequent Person Me

5min

10.

The Problem With Personal Identity

2min

11.

The Problem With Materialism and Free Will

2min

12.

The Problem With Free Will

6min

13.

The Causal Chain of Action

2min

14.

The Phenomenology of Intentional Actions

3min

15.

The Importance of Free Will

2min

16.

The Importance of Free Will in Moral Decision Making

3min

17.

The Nature of Heaven

2min

18.

The Why Not Heaven Now Objection to Free Will

2min

19.

The Importance of Ignorance in Decision Making

4min

20.

The Moral Development of Animals

5min

21.

The Problem of Evil in Animals

3min

Richard Swinburne is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and author of a number of books on the philosophy of religion, the soul, and Christianity, amongst other subjects.

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