Philosophy Bites Christian List on Free Will
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Feb 5, 2020 Christian List, a philosopher, discusses the complexity of free will and determinism. He explores intentional agency, alternative choices, and causal control in decision-making. List argues for the importance of intentional agency in personal choice despite challenges from scientific perspectives. He also uses the economy as an analogy to explain the necessity of postulating entities in creating explanatory models.
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Free Will Defined
- Free will is an agent's ability to choose and control their actions.
- It requires intentional agency, alternative possibilities, and causal control.
Intentional Agency
- Intentional agency distinguishes humans from inanimate objects. Humans act based on beliefs, goals, and perceptions.
Alternative Possibilities
- Free will requires alternative possibilities. We believe we could have chosen differently in past decisions.