The Thomistic Institute True Freedom and Its Counterfeits | Prof. James Madden
Sep 12, 2020
Prof. James Madden discusses the complex relationship between freedom and its counterfeits, ethics of human actions, and the role of the will in decision-making. The podcast explores philosophical debates on free will, juxtaposed with neuroscientific findings on unconscious brain activity preceding conscious decisions. It also delves into Libet-style experiments in neuroscience, focusing on the significance of conscious decisions and ethical agency in actions driven by meaningful ends.
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