video Episode Why is Free Will a Mystery? Watch Next Big Questions in Free Will II? Big Questions in Free Will I? Does God’s Knowledge Ruin Free Will? Does Moral Responsibility Require Free Will? Why Obsess about Free Will? Why is Free Will a Big Question? Details Share Our human sense is that our will is fully free. Our scientific sense is that every action is determined by a prior action. Free will versus determinism is a big question, affecting morality, responsibility, even consciousness. Related Topics ConsciousnessFree WillMystery of Free Will Featured In Season 10Exploring Human Nature: Free Will, Personal Identity, Life after Death Contributors John Searle John Searle contributed to philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, social philosophy Richard Swinburne Richard Swinburne works on God’s existence, traits & coherence, trinity, Christ, soul,... Ned Block Ned Block works in philosophy of mind, neuroscience, cognitive science; consciousness,... Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Walter Sinnott-Armstrong works in ethics, neuro-ethics; philosophy of law, religion;... Alfred Mele Alfred Mele specializes in the philosophy of action theory, free will and self control Thalia Wheatley Thalia Wheatley works on neuroscience of social interactions, social networks, affect,... Jenann Ismael Jenann Ismael works on spacetime, probability, causation, laws; mind, cognition,... Adina Roskies Adina Roskies focuses on philosophy of science, philosophy of cognitive science, and... Tim Bayne Tim Bayne works on consciousness (nature/unity/measurement/disorders);... David Hunt David Hunt worked on the relationship of God and time and philosophy of film/cluture Alvin Plantinga Alvin Plantinga is a leading Christian analytic philosopher and Templeton Prize laureate
Richard Swinburne Richard Swinburne works on God’s existence, traits & coherence, trinity, Christ, soul,...
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Walter Sinnott-Armstrong works in ethics, neuro-ethics; philosophy of law, religion;...
Thalia Wheatley Thalia Wheatley works on neuroscience of social interactions, social networks, affect,...
Adina Roskies Adina Roskies focuses on philosophy of science, philosophy of cognitive science, and...
Alvin Plantinga Alvin Plantinga is a leading Christian analytic philosopher and Templeton Prize laureate
How we think about free will affects how we live our lives and structure our societies. In Part II of our following the multi-year ‘Big Questions in Free Will’ project,... video Big Questions in Free Will II? Episode 11 Season 14 26:47 Watch
What is free will? Do we have free will? The ‘Big Questions in Free Will’ project tackles these issues in a multi-year study. In Part I, scientists and philosophers... video Big Questions in Free Will I? Episode 10 Season 14 26:47 Watch
Since God (supposedly) knows everything and can never be wrong, including about future events, how could those future events not come to pass? If we cannot do other than what... video Does God’s Knowledge Ruin Free Will? Episode 12 Season 13 26:46 Watch
Philosophers and brain scientists argue that our ‘will’ is less ‘free’ than we think. How do arguments about free will impact morality and civil society, including... video Does Moral Responsibility Require Free Will? Episode 09 Season 13 26:46 Watch
Why Obsess about Free Will? [Consciousness] Free will probes consciousness, examines what it means to pick, choose, select, decide. But some say that ‘free will’... video Why Obsess about Free Will? Episode 09 Season 12 26:45 Watch
Free will seems obvious, simple, common; but it’s subtle, profound, maddening, Free will probes the deep nature of human existence. But big questions have big problems. video Why is Free Will a Big Question? Episode 09 Season 11 26:46 Watch